10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NOT WORTH A WHOOP»
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not worth a whoop in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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California: Land of New Beginnings
There was little industry and only a small winter influx of hibernating farm workers
— "not worth a whoop in Hell from a rebel's point of view," wrote ballad composer
Joe Hill, whose 1915 conviction for murder in Salt Lake City would become an ...
David Sievert Lavender, 1987
Under . some conditions, yes, but unless a fellow has back-bone enough to live
up to them they are not worth a whoop. It is dangerous to make resolutions that
will be broken, for in doing so, a boy will weaken his character to that extent.
3
Emerson's Wife and Other Western Stories
he was sent out good-naturedly swore that he was "not worth a whoop in h—l." If
they needed him, he was nowhere in sight, and if they particularly did not want
him he was sure to come charging over the plain, straight upon the cattle they
had ...
Florence Finch Kelly, 2012
We've found some electrical equipment that was OK on the test block, but not
worth a whoop at sea. We've found ways to assure perfect lubrication no matter
how much a motor was up-ended in a short pitching sea. We've been able to iron
out ...
We've found some electrical equipment that was OK on the test block, but not
worth a whoop at sea. f-o-b- Oshkosh \Ve've found wa s to assure perfect
lubrication no _ matter how muclf a motor was up-ended in a short . She deny"?
an honest ...
We've found some electrical equipment that was OK on the test block, but not
worth a whoop at sea. VVe've found ways to assure perfect lubrication no matter
how much a motor was up-ended in a short pitching sea. We've been able to iron
...
Then came a period when, especially for carnivals unless they were directly in on
celebrations, the holidays were not worth a whoop when compared with past
takes before autos and good roads enticed populaces to sylvan dells and other ...
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Darkest Before Dawn: Sedition and Free Speech in the ...
As Wobbly Joe Hill remarked, San Diego was "not worth a whoop in Hell from a
rebel's point of view."40 But the IWW, numbering fifty or fewer, began to hold
street meetings in town as early as late 1910.4' Its attempts to invite the streetcar
men ...
And when it starts out to land you, all your precautions are not worth a whoop.
There will be some little unforeseen accident that will put you to the bad.' " The
doctor made a gesture of disgust. '"Rot! 'he said. " The big man chewed the end of
...
Melville Davisson Post, 2010
A town like San Diego for instance where the main "industry" consists of "catching
suckers" is not worth a whoop in Hell from a rebel's point of view. Still there has
been more money spent on that place than there ever was on Pittsburgh, Detroit
...
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NOT WORTH A WHOOP»
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not worth a whoop is used in the context of the following news items.
The Big Noise: The Free Speech Fight of 1912, Part One
From an IWW point of view, said Hill, “it is not worth a whoop in Hell.” #What began with a slashed tire at a street meeting created, in the words ... «San Diego Reader, May 12»
Boxing Robots of the 1930s
The best punch in the world is not worth a whoop if the boxer doesn't know what to do with it.” The January, 1931 issue of Modern Mechanics ... «Smithsonian, Dec 11»
