The Industrial Worker, 1840-1860: The Reaction of American Industrial Society to the Advance of the Industrial Revolution
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Industrial Worker, 1840-1860: The Reaction of American Industrial Society to the Advance of the Industrial Revolution
By (Author) Norman Ware
Ivan R Dee, Inc
Ivan R Dee, Inc
1st March 1990
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Social and cultural history
Economic history
305.5620973
Physical Properties
Paperback
288
Width 136mm, Height 218mm, Spine 22mm
376g
Description
The response of American workers to the advance of the Industrial Revolution, showing how labor suffered severe losses and sought to hold on to its economic status.
Reviews
Ware writes with vigor and with refreshing freedom from traditional viewpoints.... He raises real problems and throws light upon them. * New Republic *
Author Bio
As a teacher and writer, Norman Ware enjoyed a distinguished career in economics and social science, and wrote several books on American labor. Thomas Dublin is Professor of History at the State University of New York at Binghamton and the author of Women at Work and Farm to Factory.
