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The Pecan Shellers of San Antonio

Author: Federal Works Agency
Date Published: 1940


The book outlines conditions for farmworkers who manned the pecan shelling industry in San Antonio. The study attempts to study the demographics, incomes, and living conditions of families doing the work. It also outlines basics of the industry such as seasonality of employment. Historic report of the unionization of pecan shellers in 1940.

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