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The Craft Apprentice : From Franklin to the Machine Age in America.
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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
1988.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- PREFACE; CONTENTS; PROLOGUE: Benjamin Franklin's Legacy; CHAPTER ONE: Chaos; CHAPTER TWO: The Master's Authority; CHAPTER THREE: A Cash Wage; CHAPTER FOUR: The Crisis in Printing; CHAPTER FIVE: Personal Relations; CHAPTER SIX: The Limits of Reform; CHAPTER SEVEN: The Machine Age; CHAPTER EIGHT: A Way Out?; CHAPTER NINE: Lingering Traditions; EPILOGUE: Civil War; STATISTICAL APPENDIX; NOTES; INDEX.