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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book compiles the various reports created by the North Carolina Department of Labor and Printing for the years 1887 to 1899. The Thirteenth Annual Report continues the Department's commitment to documenting the lives of working-class North Carolinians in the late 19th century. The author fills the report with detailed statistical tables on wages, working conditions, income, agricultural production costs, and other related topics. They solicited comments from laborers around the state and included their thoughtful responses to questions on labor-related issues. As a result, the book provides precious insights into the challenges faced by farmers, factory workers, and others during this transformative period of rapid industrialization and technological change in the American South. The author believes that education is the key to improving the lives of working people, and they use this report to advocate for compulsory education laws to ensure all children have the opportunity to learn. By shedding light on the working conditions and lives of North Carolinians, this book makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the history of labor in the United States. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.