Blacksmithing
the work of a blacksmith.
Historical Examples
The Boys of Crawford’s Basin Sidford F. Hamp
The Red Man’s Continent Ellsworth Huntington
Wage Earning and Education R. R. Lutz
The New North Agnes Deans Cameron
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume IV, Georgia Narratives, Part 1 Work Projects Administration
The New North Agnes Deans Cameron
The Negro and the Nation George S. Merriam
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume II, Arkansas Narratives, Part 2 Work Projects Administration
Then and Now Robert Vaughn
Aladdin & Co. Herbert Quick
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