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Preston Jack <1888-> |
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A Canadian bankclerk / / by J. P. Buschlen |
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Toronto, [Ontario] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1973 |
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©1973 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (367 p.) |
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Collana |
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Toronto Reprint Library of Canadian Prose and Poetry |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Bank employees |
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Canada Fiction |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Originally published:Toronto [Ontario], W. Briggs, 1913. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- DUST -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- I. OUR BANKER -- II. SWIPE DAYS -- III . A MAN OF TH E WORLD -- IV . BEING A SPORT -- V . MOVED -- VI . THE VILLAGE MAIDEN -- VII . A BANK HOLIDAY -- VIII . A SPORT GONE TO SEED -- I X . THE SEED MULTIPLIES -- X . TROUBLE COMES -- XI . JOYS OF BANKING -- XII. SOME WHEEL-COGS COME TOGETHER -- XIII . THE MACHINERY GRINDS -- XIV. POKER AND PREACHING -- XV . FIRED -- XVI . BLACKBALLED -- XVII . A BANKER'S GIRL -- XVIII . IN THE COUNTRY OF OUR COUSINS -- XIX . FAR-AWAY GREEN FIELDS -- XX . HIGH FINANCE AND PROMOTING -- XXI . THE ASSOCIATED BANKCLERKS OF CANADA -- XXII. SHE WAITS FOR US |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The story herein told is true to life; true, the greater part of it, to my own life. Also, I am convinced that my experience in a Canadian Bank was but mildly exciting as compared with that of many others.My object in publishing ";Evan Nelson's"; history is to enlighten the public concerning life behind the wicket and thus pave the way for the legitimate organization of bankclerks into a fraternal association, for their financial and social (including moral) betterment.Bank officials, I trust, will see to it that my misrepresentations are exposed.To mothers of bankclerks who attach overmuch importance to the gentility of their Boy's avocation; to fathers who think that because the bank is rich its employees must necessarily become so in time; to friends who criticize |
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the bankclerks of their acquaintance for not settling down--this story is addressed.To the men of our banks who are dissatisfied with the business they have chosen, or someone else has chosen for them; to Old Country clerks who come out to Canada under the impression that Five Dollars is as good as One Pound; to bank employees in the United States, and to office men everywhere--I am telling my tale.Finally, I appeal to ";the girls we have known."; Be sure you study the subject thoroughly before accusing that inscrutable, proud and procrastinating clerk of yours of inconstancy.(From the Prologue) |
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