The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp is William Henry Davies’s vivid account of life as a wandering laborer and homeless traveler during the final years of the nineteenth century. Leaving Wales as a young man, Davies crosses the Atlantic and begins an uncertain existence across the United States, Canada, and Britain.He works aboard cattle ships, accepts temporary jobs, begs for food, sleeps outdoors, and travels illegally on freight trains. Along the way, he encounters hardened wanderers, generous strangers, dishonest companions, policemen, prisoners, and working people struggling to survive. His journey reveals both the freedom and the severe hardships of li...
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The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp, 34. A House to Let
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The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp, 33. Success
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The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp, 32. At Last
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The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp, 31. Some Ways of Making a Living
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The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp, 30. The Fortune
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The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp, 29. A Day's Companion
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The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp, 28. On Tramp Again
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The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp, 27. False Hopes
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The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp, 26. Rain & Poverty
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The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp, 25. The Farmhouse
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The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp, 24. On the Downright
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The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp, 23. Gridling
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The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp, 22. The Ark
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The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp, 21. London
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The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp, 20. Hospitality
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The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp, 19. A Voice in the Dark
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The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp, 18. Off Again
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The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp, 17. Home
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The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp, 16. The Camp
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The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp, 15. A Lynching