The boy's book of trades and the tools used in them

"The Boy's Book of Trades and the Tools Used in Them" by Anonymous is an informative guide that examines several job fields in the 1800s. Aimed at young readers, it goes over skills needed for careers like carpentry to brickmaking. The book starts by talking about how important it is to work hard and points out how being lazy can be bad for you; in doing so, it tries to get young people excited about learning a trade and shows that labor is an integral part of society. Focusing on brickmaking first, the book takes readers back to when bricks were first used, talking about how they were made way back and how the tools worked. It sets the stage for looking at all kinds of jobs.