Keepers of the Revolution: New Yorkers at Work in the Early Republic

Author:   Paul Gilje ,  Howard B. Rock ,  Paul A. Gilje
Publisher:   Cornell University Press
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9780801499593


Pages:   312
Publication Date:   03 August 1992
Format:   Paperback
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"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 the colorful detail that can be used to illuminate the immediate, personal, lived experience of individuals of that particular time and place. A stunning group of illustrations adds to the reader's sense of the flavor and appearance of the rapidly growing city. Keepers of the Revolution will find appreciative readers among labor, social, urban, and early American historians, as well as antique collectors and antiquarians interested in early New York."

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Author:   Paul Gilje ,  Howard B. Rock ,  Paul A. Gilje
Publisher:   Cornell University Press
Imprint:   Cornell University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.907kg
ISBN:  

9780801499593


ISBN 10:   0801499593
Pages:   312
Publication Date:   03 August 1992
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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"""This is an excellent collection of documents about the work experience of ordinary New Yorkers in the early republic.""-Reviews in American History"


This is an excellent collection of documents about the work experience of ordinary New Yorkers in the early republic. -Reviews in American History


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Paul A. Gilje is Associate Professor of History at the University of Oklahoma. Howard B. Rock is Professor of History at Florida International University.

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