The Craft Apprentice : From Franklin to the Machine Age in America.

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The apprentice system in colonial America began as a way for young men to learn valuable trade skills from experienced artisans and mechanics and soon flourished into a fascinating and essential social institution. Benjamin Franklin got his start in life as an apprentice, as did Mark Twain, Horace G...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rorabaugh, W. J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 1988.
Temas:
Apprentices > United States > History.
Artisans > United States > History.
Apprentis > États-Unis > Histoire.
Artisans > États-Unis > Histoire.
Apprentices
Artisans
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The apprentice system in colonial America began as a way for young men to learn valuable trade skills from experienced artisans and mechanics and soon flourished into a fascinating and essential social institution. Benjamin Franklin got his start in life as an apprentice, as did Mark Twain, Horace Greeley, William Dean Howells, William Lloyd Garrison, and many other famous Americans. But the Industrial Revolution brought with it radical changes in the lives of craft apprentices. In this book, W.J. Rorabaugh has woven an intriguing collection of case histories, gleaned from numerousletters, d.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (285 pages)
ISBN:9780198020677
0198020678

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