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Scraping by : wage labor, slavery, and survival in early Baltimore / Seth Rockman.
Author
Rockman, Seth
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009.
Description
xii, 368 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Details
Subject(s)
Labor
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Maryland
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Baltimore
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History
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19th century
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Wages
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Maryland
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Baltimore
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History
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19th century
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Slavery
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Maryland
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Baltimore
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History
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19th century
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Working class
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Maryland
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Baltimore
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History
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19th century
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African Americans
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Employment
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Maryland
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Baltimore
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History
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19th century
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White people
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Employment
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Maryland
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Baltimore
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History
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19th century
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Capitalism
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Social aspects
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Maryland
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Baltimore
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History
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19th century
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Baltimore (Md.)
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Economic conditions
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19th century
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Baltimore (Md.)
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Social conditions
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19th century
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Baltimore (Md.)
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Race relations
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History
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19th century
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Series
Studies in early American economy and society from the Library Company of Philadelphia
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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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