The Longshoremen: Life On The Waterfront

These three, inter-related stories describe the lives of three generations of the McGowan family and their personal battles to make a living by working on the Boston waterfront. The common thread that runs through them is the challenges presented by the shape-up or pick-up system, a procedure that was archaic and rife with favoritism and was the sole determining factor whether you received a salary that day... The Longshoremen details the working conditions and challenges of working on the Boston waterfront and is based on the real-life experiences of longshoremen..--page [4] cover.

• • Author: Jim Lynch
• • Publisher: Iuniverse
• • Publication Date: Jul 25, 2014
• • Number of Pages: 314 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Paperback
• • ISBN-10: 1491741171
• • ISBN-13: 9781491741177