Scraping by : wage labor, slavery, and survival in early Baltimore / Seth Rockman.

Author/creator Rockman, Seth
Format Book
Publication InfoBaltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009.
Descriptionxii, 368 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentContributor biographical information
Supplemental ContentPublisher description
Subjects
Labor--Maryland. --Baltimore. --History. --19th century.
Wages--Maryland. --Baltimore. --History. --19th century.
Slavery--Maryland. --Baltimore. --History. --19th century.
Working class--Maryland. --Baltimore. --History. --19th century.
African Americans--Employment. --Maryland. --Baltimore. --History. --19th century.
White people--Employment. --Maryland. --Baltimore. --History. --19th century.
Capitalism--Social aspects. --Maryland. --Baltimore. --History. --19th century.
Baltimore (Md.)--Economic conditions. --19th century.
Baltimore (Md.)--Social conditions. --19th century.
Baltimore (Md.)--Race relations. --History. --19th century.

SeriesStudies in early American economy and society from the Library Company of Philadelphia
Studies in early American economy and society from the Library Company of Philadelphia. ^A568608
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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [269]-347) and index.
LCCN 2008011847
ISBN9780801890062 (alk. paper)
ISBN0801890063 (alk. paper)
ISBN9780801890079 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0801890071 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks HD 8085.B33 R63 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold