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Subject(s)

• Labor—Maryland—Baltimore—History—19th century [Browse]
• Wages—Maryland—Baltimore—History—19th century [Browse]
• Slavery—Maryland—Baltimore—History—19th century [Browse]
• Working class—Maryland—Baltimore—History—19th century [Browse]
• African Americans—Employment—Maryland—Baltimore—History—19th century [Browse]
• White people—Employment—Maryland—Baltimore—History—19th century [Browse]
• Capitalism—Social aspects—Maryland—Baltimore—History—19th century [Browse]
• Baltimore (Md.)—Economic conditions—19th century [Browse]
• Baltimore (Md.)—Social conditions—19th century [Browse]
• Baltimore (Md.)—Race relations—History—19th century [Browse]

Series

Studies in early American economy and society from the Library Company of Philadelphia [More in this series]

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-347) and index.

Contents

• Coming to work in the city
• A job for a working man
• Dredging and drudgery
• A job for a working woman
• The living wage
• The hard work of being poor
• The consequence of failure
• The market's grasp.

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ISBN

• 9780801890062 (alk. paper)
• 0801890063 (alk. paper)
• 9780801890079 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• 0801890071 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

2008011847

OCLC

214322654

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