˜Theœ Life Stories of Undistinguished Americans as Told by Themselves Expanded Edition

Hamilton Holt, editor of The Independent, collected these touching autobiographies of ordinary people--new immigrants and sharecroppers, cooks and fishermen, women and men working in sweatshops, in the city, and on the land. First published in 1906, and reissued a decade ago, this new edition of Life Stories of Undistinguished Americans is expanded to include lives Holt did not include in his original selection, as well as a new preface by Werner Sollors. Read more... The Life Story Of A Lithuanian -- Polish Sweatshop Girl -- Italian Bootblack -- Greek Peddler -- Swedish Farmer -- French Dressmaker -- German Nurse Girl -- Irish Cook -- Farmer's Wife -- Itinerant Minister -- Negro Peon -- Indian -- Igorrote Chief -- Syrian -- Japanese Servant -- Chinaman -- Florida Sponge Fisherman -- Hungarian Peon -- Southern White Woman -- Southern Colored Woman -- A Northern Negro's Autobiography -- Leaves From The Mental Portfolio Of A Eurasian -- Story Of Two Moonshiners -- Experiences Of A Chorus Girl -- Autobiography Of A Football Player -- Confessions Of A Woman Professor -- Story Of The Waitress. [edited By] Hamilton Holt ; With A New Introduction By Werner Sollors. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [293]-296). Hamilton Holt, editor of The Independent, collected these touching autobiographies of ordinary people -- new immigrants and sharecroppers, cooks and fisherman, women and men working in sweatshops, in the city, and on the land. First published in 1906, and reissued a decade ago, this new edition of Life Stories of Undistinguished Americans is expanded to include lives Holt did not include in his original selection, as well as a new preface by Werner Sollors. Contains autobiographies of ordinary people - new immigrants and sharecroppers, cooks and fishermen, women and men working in sweatshops, in the city, and on the land.