Common sense for hard times

Commonsense front cover

Common sense front cover

In 1973, author Jeremy Brecher spent a summer with truck driver and union activist Tim Costello interviewing young American workers about the historical forces that shaped their lives. This book, published in 1976, was the result.

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Hi there, The first part of

Hi there,

The first part of the book doesn't appear to be there. The first PDF file only has the cover page.

This looks excellent though! I've not heard of this book until now.

Malcy wrote: Hi there, The

Malcy

Hi there,

The first part of the book doesn't appear to be there. The first PDF file only has the cover page.

This looks excellent though! I've not heard of this book until now.

Thanks, now fixed

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