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blacksmithing book {the story of my life}


kpotter

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I found this book The story of my life by Frank Vilcheck while surfing the web I bought a copy from amazon it was first published in the early 1900;s. the book it about a blacksmith from checkolslovakia who comes the US in the 1800s and starts a blacksmith shop. The book is true and he describes how he became a blacksmith and his apprenticship all the way through to him owning a large factory in cleveland. The historical info is great and the descriptions of the life of a blacksmith at the turn of the century during the industrial revolution are brutal, he describes working in steel mills and forging by hand all day it doesnt sound as romantic a vision as many would want to believe. Any way it is a good read if you have the time I paid 1 dollar for the book it was easy to find.

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