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‘I Would Prefer Not To’: The Origins of the White Collar Worker

by Longreads March 24, 2015February 22, 2023

Before the Civil War, the clerk was “a small but unusual phenomenon.” By the end of the 19th century, clerical workers were a social force to be reckoned with. This is the story of their rise.

Books, Nonfiction

‘I Would Prefer Not To’: The Origins of the White Collar Worker

by Longreads March 24, 2015February 22, 2023

Before the Civil War, the clerk was “a small but unusual phenomenon.” By the end of the 19th century, clerical workers were a social force to be reckoned with. This is the story of their rise.

Events, Nonfiction, Reading List

Reading List: Longreads and This Land Press at Housing Works

by heymarkarms October 27, 2014October 19, 2022

To get you ready for the big night, we’re thrilled to share a reading list of stories and books from the event’s featured storytellers.

Member Pick, Nonfiction, Story

Glamorous Crossing: How Pan Am Airways Dominated International Travel in the 1930s

by Longreads February 10, 2015October 19, 2022

Starting with just a mail route, Juan Terry Trippe helped create a uniquely American luxury experience.

Books, Nonfiction, Story

How a Great American Theatrical Family Produced the 19th Century’s Most Notorious Assassin

by Longreads February 9, 2015October 19, 2022

The celebrated tragedians of the Booth family let Shakespeare’s themes seep into their own relationships. Hubris, glory, the legacy of a dead father, brotherly rivalry, and a powerful delusion led the family—and the nation—to catastrophe.

The Decline of Book Reviewing

by Automattic November 18, 2013October 19, 2022

Hardwick’s classic 1959 essay on the dismal state of book criticism. (Robert Silvers has pointed it out as an early inspiration for founding the New York Review of Books.) For the world of books, for readers and writers, the torpor of the New York Times Book Review is more affecting. There come to mind all […]