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WHITE SLAVES - OR - THE OPPRESSIONS OF THE WORTHY POOR - BY REV. LOUIS ALBERT BANKS, D.D.
TO THE MERCY AND HELP DEPARTMENT OF THE EPWORTH LEAGUE
AUTHOR'S PREFACE
I. THE WHITE SLAVES OF THE BOSTON "SWEATERS" - II. LETTER OF CRITICISM - III. REPLY TO A CRITICISM ON "THE WHITE SLAVES OF THE BOSTON SWEATERS" - IV. THE PLAGUE OF THE SWEAT-SHOP - V. THE RELATION OF WAGES TO MORALS - VI. THE WAGES AND TEMPTATIONS OF WORKING-PEOPLE - VII. BOSTON'S UNCLE TOM'S CABIN - VIII. SOCIAL MICROBES IN BOSTON TENEMENT HOUSES, AND HOW TO DESTROY THEM - IX. OLD WORLD TIDES IN BOSTON - X. OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS, THE BOSTON PAUPERS - XI. COMMENT ON "OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS, THE BOSTON PAUPERS" - XII. THE GOLD GOD OF MODERN SOCIETY - LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
I. THE WHITE SLAVES OF THE BOSTON "SWEATERS".
[ILLUSTRATION: PORTUGUESE WIDOW IN ATTIC.]
II. LETTER OF CRITICISM.
III. REPLY TO A CRITICISM ON "THE WHITE SLAVES OF BOSTON SWEATERS".
IV. THE PLAGUE OF THE SWEAT-SHOP.
Language
en
Duration
~4 hours (255K characters)
Release date
2004-11-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1855–1933
A Methodist minister turned prolific writer, he used sermons, lectures, and books to tackle the big public debates of his day. His work blended religion, reform, and popular history in a way that reached wide American audiences in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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