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The Tramp at Home (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Lee Meriwether

 
9780483880870: The Tramp at Home (Classic Reprint)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0483880876 ISBN 13: 9780483880870
Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

A moving look at labor, travel, and a hopeful vision for a just, productive society.

This edition gathers a journalist’s reflective travelogue and social critique as he traces life from Pacific shores to inland towns. It blends vivid scenes of the Northwest with thoughtful questions about work, wealth, and the conditions that shape everyday life for workers and families. The narrative stays grounded in concrete people and places, offering practical observations alongside broader ideas about fairness and opportunity.

  • Follow firsthand impressions of Puget Sound, forests, and frontier towns during a cross‑region journey.
  • See how labor, tariffs, and land policy interact with daily life and wages.
  • Encounter portraits of working people, farmers, and travelers, framed by the author’s determined quest for wiser laws and government.
  • Explore reflections on wealth, poverty, and the hope that society can ensure fair rewards for labor.
Ideal for readers of travel writing with a social edge, and anyone curious about how geography, policy, and human stories intersect.

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Publisher
Forgotten Books
Publication date
2018
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0483880876
ISBN 13 
9780483880870
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
314