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Last of the Hackdrivers, The by Damon Runyon (1880 - 1946)

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LibriVox volunteers bring you 14 recordings of The Last of the Hackdrivers by Damon Runyon.This was the Weekly Poetry project for March 15, 2020. ------Alfred Damon Runyon was an American newspaperman and short-story writer. He was best known for his short stories celebrating the world of Broadway in New York City that grew out of the Prohibition era. Runyon's fictional world is also known to the general public through the musical Guys and Dolls based on a few of his stories. - Summary by Wikipedia

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