A Day in the Life of an American Worker: 200 Trades and Professions through History [2 volumes]

by
Nancy Quam-Wickhameditor
Ben Tyler Elliotteditor
A Day in the Life of an American Worker: 200 Trades and Professions through History [2 volumes]

20191231

ABC-CLIO

Pages 832
Topics African Americans;Colonial America;Female Workers;Gilded Age America;Great Depression;Labor History;Immigration;Industrialization;Technology;American History: Business and Labor;Business: History

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A Day in the Life of an American Worker: 200 Trades and Professions through History [2 volumes]

Author(s): Nancy Quam-Wickham and Ben Tyler Elliott
Contributors: Quam-Wickham, Nancy; Elliott, Ben;
Abstract:

This introduction to the history of work in America illuminates the many important roles that men and women of all backgrounds have played in the formation of the United States.


• Provides readers with a comprehensive survey of the history of work in America

• Introduces readers to a variety of occupations that Americans have held, revealing how those jobs changed with the introduction of technology

• Includes a variety of primary documents to enliven the past and provide a glimpse into how historians use documents to understand the past

Editor(s): Quam-Wickham, Nancy; Elliott, Ben;
SortTitle: a day in the life of an american worker: 200 trades and professions through history [2 volumes]
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Nancy Quam-Wickhameditor
Ben Tyler Elliotteditor
eISBN-13: 9781440845017
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Print ISBN-13: 9781440845000
Imprint: ABC-CLIO
Pages: 832
Publication Date: 20191231

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