The Work Ethic in Industrial America, 1850-1920.

@article{Yellowitz1979TheWE,
  title={The Work Ethic in Industrial America, 1850-1920.},
  author={Irwin Yellowitz and Daniel T. Rodgers},
  journal={Industrial and Labor Relations Review},
  year={1979},
  volume={32},
  pages={412}
}
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