August 1943 Issue [Article] The people at war Download PDF Adjust Share V. New industries make new men by John Dos Passos, Subscribe or log in to continue reading. Tags 20th century Economic aspects Gulf Coast Labor supply Magnesium industry and trade Social aspects United States World War II, 1939-1945 More from John Dos Passos The Most Hated Nation It was the foggy end of a drizzly day. Along the lunch counter of the Ferry Dock Tavern, gray-haired men in overalls and leather jackets were eating oyster stew. A… [The people at war VIII.] Three hundred acres and a tractor [The people at war VII.] San Francisco looks west Adjust Share