Life on the Western [!] Rivers; By - 8 Angebote vergleichen

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1901 edition. Excerpt: ...It is quite natural to suppose that river men were like human nature on land, and in their opinion by their labor and hardships were making others rich, and, as reasonable beings, should club together, make a common pot of their means to build a new boat, and all work together to have the benefit of their own labor. Boats were often built on this plan, and it is noteworthy to observe that those who were the most loudmouthed about the grasping rich boat owners, were selfishness to the very bone, to talk others in for their benefit, to get the best paying positions. Outside of the common crew a boat had room for about from ten to twelve paying positions in different gradations from the captain downwards, to be distributed among the co-operators, each to have good wages to fit the grade of his situation, and his share of the profit to the size of the stock. On paper this was all fair enough, but just in exact proportion as the number of owners of a boat were large, just in that proportion the final outcome was a failure and end under the sheriffs hammer. Paper and ink in an article of a co-operation agreement to work together for the common interest of all was one thing, but the selfish, envious nature of man was an entirely different thing; every man knew best how the boat ought to be managed, and, further, some would demand better accommodations in the bed rooms and a better table for their own benefit at the expense of the stockholders. The difference of opinion was a constant bickering, faultfinding and back-biting among the owners; and in case the boat lost money, some had to bear all the blame; "I told you so, I told you so," and if the boat made money, each held that he was making others rich by his own good management,... Paperback, Label: RareBooksClub.com, RareBooksClub.com, Produktgruppe: Book, Publiziert: 2013-09-13, Studio: RareBooksClub.com.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Book Depository US.
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1901 edition. Excerpt: ...It is quite natural to suppose that river men were like human nature on land, and in their opinion by their labor and hardships were making others rich, and, as reasonable beings, should club together, make a common pot of their means to build a new boat, and all work together to have the benefit of their own labor. Boats were often built on this plan, and it is noteworthy to observe that those who were the most loudmouthed about the grasping rich boat owners, were selfishness to the very bone, to talk others in for their benefit, to get the best paying positions. Outside of the common crew a boat had room for about from ten to twelve paying positions in different gradations from the captain downwards, to be distributed among the co-operators, each to have good wages to fit the grade of his situation, and his share of the profit to the size of the stock. On paper this was all fair enough, but just in exact proportion as the number of owners of a boat were large, just in that proportion the final outcome was a failure and end under the sheriffs hammer. Paper and ink in an article of a co-operation agreement to work together for the common interest of all was one thing, but the selfish, envious nature of man was an entirely different thing; every man knew best how the boat ought to be managed, and, further, some would demand better accommodations in the bed rooms and a better table for their own benefit at the expense of the stockholders. The difference of opinion was a constant bickering, faultfinding and back-biting among the owners; and in case the boat lost money, some had to bear all the blame; "I told you so, I told you so," and if the boat made money, each held that he was making others rich by his own good management,... Paperback, Label: RareBooksClub.com, RareBooksClub.com, Produktgruppe: Book, Publiziert: 2013-09-13, Studio: RareBooksClub.com.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Book Depository US.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. Paperback, Label: Nabu Press, Nabu Press, Produktgruppe: Book, Publiziert: 2011-09-25, Studio: Nabu Press.

Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Usually ships in 1-2 business days.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, super_star_seller.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. Paperback, Label: Nabu Press, Nabu Press, Produktgruppe: Book, Publiziert: 2011-09-25, Studio: Nabu Press.

Lieferung aus: Deutschland, Versandfertig in 1 - 2 Werktagen.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Book Depository DE.
Taschenbuch, Label: Nabu Press, Nabu Press, Produktgruppe: Book, Publiziert: 2011-09-25, Studio: Nabu Press.

Lieferung aus: Spanien, Normalmente se envía en el plazo de 1-2 días laborable.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, The_Book_Depository_ES.
Tapa blanda, Label: Nabu Press, Nabu Press, Produktgruppe: Libro, Publiziert: 2011-09-25, Studio: Nabu Press.

Lieferung aus: Deutschland, Versandfertig in 1 - 2 Werktagen.
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