The Iron Heel Glossary

by Jack London

The Iron Heel Glossary

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Capitalist class

The rich class during the early nineteen hundreds. Most of the members were businessmen.

Metaphysics

A type of philosophy that deals with abstract concepts.

Philomath

A group of upper-class people who like to learn.

Pinkertons

Pinkertons is an agency of private security guards that were used against working class revolts during the early nineteen hundreds.

Stolid

Stolid means calm.

Consternation

Consternation is a feeling of anxiety.

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