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bibliographyHardyman, Robyn
Summary: Presents several of the most dangerous, dirty, and otherwise unpleasant jobs done in ancient Greece and Rome, including peasant, slave, Olympic pankratist, laborer, fuller, gladiator, and soldier.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 937 HARHardyman, Robyn
Summary: Presents several of the most dangerous, dirty, and otherwise unpleasant jobs done in medieval times, including peasant, bog iron collector, woad dyer, fuller, barber-surgeon, and plague doctor.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.1 HARHardyman, Robyn
Summary: Presents several of the most dangerous, dirty, and otherwise unpleasant jobs done in ancient Egypt, including bleacher, embalmer, quarry worker, paint mixer, farmer, housewife, brick maker, and miner.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 932 HARSpilsbury, Louise
Summary: During the Renaissance, people were pinned into their clothing, even elaborate gowns. Children often had to work as pin makers, a job that paid only about $1 for each 20,000 pins made! Find out about other horrible jobs of the Renaissance.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.2 SPICopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: J 940.2 SPISpilsbury, Louise
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.3 SPISummary: "The Industrial Revolution brought about great changes, but this was a time before many labor laws, and many children had to work from sunup to sundown. The poor had to work as rat catchers and coal miners! Readers will take in important historical context as they learn all about these and other horrible jobs of the era."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Pub Learning library 2014