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Written at the height of the labor movement in the early 20th century, this book calls for a shorter workday as a way to improve the lives of working people. Hadfield argues that reducing the hours of work will increase efficiency, reduce accidents, and improve the health... Read Full Overview

A Shorter Working Day is a book written by Robert Abbott Hadfield in 1892. The book explores the idea of reducing the length of the working day to improve the lives of workers. Hadfield argues that a shorter working day would not only benefit workers by giving them more time... Read Full Overview

A Shorter Working Day is a book written by Robert Abbott Hadfield in 1892. The book is a treatise on the benefits of reducing the working hours of laborers. Hadfield argues that shorter working hours would not only benefit the workers by giving them more time for leisure and... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview