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New York city cartmen, 1667-1850 /

The cartmen--unskilled workers who hauled goods on one horsecarts--were perhaps the most important labor group in early American cities. The forerunners of the Teamsters Union, these white-frocked laborers moved almost all of the nation's possessions, touching the lives of virtually every Ameri...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hodges, Graham Russell, 1946-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, ©2012.
New York, New York : 2012
Edición:Rev. ed.
Colección:American social experience series ; 4.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments to the First Edition
  • Preface to the Revised Edition
  • Introduction
  • 1. The London Cartmen
  • 2. Creation of the Bond in New York City, 1667-1700
  • 3. Affirmation of the Bond, 1700-1745
  • 4. Expansion and Prosperity, 1745-1760
  • 5. The Cartmen in the Era of Revolution, 1760-1783
  • 6. The Postwar Years, 1783-1788
  • 7. The Cartmen Organize, 1789-1795
  • 8. Problems with Politics, 1795-1801
  • 9. Creating Security within the Municipal Government, 1801-1818
  • 10. Political Consolidation and Challenge, 1818-1835
  • 11. The World of Isaac Lyon: Continuity and Change, 1835-1845
  • 12. Epilogue
  • Appendixes
  • Notes
  • Index