Keepers of the Revolution
New Yorkers at Work in the Early Republic
They recreate the rhythms of daily life, clarify the impact of political and social changes on working people, and help us appreciate how these women and men-not just the country's founding fathers-were truly keepers of the revolution.Paul A. Gilje and Howard B. Rock provide a general introduction to New York after independence and then devote sections of the book to apprentices, journeymen, master craftsmen, waterfront workers, blacks, and women. Most sections are anchored by several first-person accounts-autobiographies and reminiscences and include advertisements, courtcase testimony, newspaper reports, broadsides, appeals to Congress-all…
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Produktdetails
Weitere Autoren: Rock, Howard B. (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-1-5017-2433-6
- EAN: 9781501724336
- Produktnummer: 28011302
- Verlag: Cornell University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
- Seitenangabe: 312 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Sonstiges: Ab 18 J.
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edited by Paul Gilje and Howard B. Rock
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