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Title: One Way Out
A Middle-class New-Englander Emigrates to America

Author: William Carleton

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Language: English

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ONE WAY OUT

A MIDDLE-CLASS NEW-ENGLANDER
EMIGRATES TO AMERICA

ONE WAY OUT

A MIDDLE-CLASS NEW-ENGLANDER
EMIGRATES TO AMERICA

BY
WILLIAM CARLETON

BOSTON
SMALL, MAYNARD & COMPANY
PUBLISHERS

Copyright, 1911

BY SMALL, MAYNARD & COMPANY
(INCORPORATED)

_Entered at Stationers' Hall_

Published January 28, 1911; second printing January

_Presswork by Geo. H. Ellis Co., Boston, U.S.A._

TO HER
WHO WASN'T AFRAID

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I A BORN AND BRED NEW ENGLANDER 1

II THIRTY DOLLARS A WEEK 18

III THE MIDDLE CLASS HELL 37

IV WE EMIGRATE TO AMERICA 53

V WE PROSPECT