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The Summer Job I Had as a Boy
Twenty-one distinguished Americans wax nostalgic on the trials of their youthful employment
June
1
1958
SANFORD SOCOLOW
The Summer Job I Had as a Boy
SANFORD SOCOLOW
June
1
1958
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The Summer Job I Had as a Boy
Twenty-one distinguished Americans wax nostalgic on the trials of their youthful employment
June
1
1958
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