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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 gener...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Gilje, Paul A., 1951-, Rock, Howard B., 1944-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 1992.
Colección:Documents in American social history.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
  • PREFACE
  • A NOTE ON ABBREVIATIONS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • 1. APPRENTICES AND YouTHS: Freedom, Ambition, and Tradition
  • 2. JOURNEYMEN The Quest for Respectability
  • 3. MASTER CRAFTSMEN: Competence, Independence, and Leadership
  • 4. WATERFRONT WORKERS: Afloat and Ashore
  • 5. AFRICAN AMERICANS: Extending the Bounds of Republicanism
  • 6. WOMEN: In and Beyond the Household
  • INDEX