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Word: swagman (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...tougher on the vagrant than all previous civilizations. Hitler herded Europe's gypsies into Dachau and Buchenwald along with the Jews; the Soviets liquidated the bez-prizornye; the Welfare State frowns on the free-roving tramp; the American hobo has nearly died out, and even the Australian swagman, so mournfully celebrated in the national song, has become almost extinct...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Traveling Men | 9/20/1963 | See Source »

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