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1211: Work and death on the colonial pearl fishery / Tamara Fernando
Writer Tamara Fernando on pandemic labor on the 19th century Indian coast and her article “Death at the Pearl Fishery” for Hypocrite Reader. Plus in a Moment of Truth, Jeff Dorchen auditions new horsemen for the apocalypse.
http://hypocritereader.com/95/tamara-fernando-mannar-pearls-cholera