State of Labor in Europe, 1878: Reports from United States Consuls in the Several Countries of Europe on Rates of Wages, Cost of Living to the Laborers, Past and Present Rates, Present Condition of Trade, Business Habits, and Systems, Amount of Paper Money in Circulation, and Its Relative Value to Gold and Silver : for the Several Consular Districts, in Response to a Circular from the Department of State Requesting Information Upon These Subjects ; Together with a Letter from the Secretary of State Transmitting These Reports to the Speaker of the House of RepresentativesU.S. Government Printing Office, 1879 - 428 pages |
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