Men is cheap exposing the frauds of free labor in Civil War America

Men is cheap : exposing the frauds of free labor in Civil War America / Brian P. Luskey.

Author/creator	Luskey, Brian P.
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, 2020.
Description	xiii, 279 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Oxford UNC Press Titles
Subject(s)	Working class--United States --History --19th century. Labor--Social aspects --United States. Employment agencies--Social aspects --United States --History --19th century. Capitalism--Social aspects --United States. United States--History --Civil War, 1861-1865 --Recruiting, enlistment, etc. United States--Social conditions --19th century. United States--History --Civil War, 1861-1865 --Public opinion.

Series	Civil War America Civil War America (Series) ^A325557
Contents	Black republican -- Bargains worse than fraudulent -- Capital in self -- Worthy of his hire -- The draft, popularized -- A great social problem.
Abstract	"Men Is Cheap shows how the concepts of military and domestic necessity were connected in white northerners' minds and clarifies what they thought the war was fought over. In the process of winning the war, white northerners were forced to grapple with the frauds of free labor. Labor brokers, by helping to staff the Union military and Yankee households, did indispensable work that helped the northern state and northern employers emerge victorious"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2019032063
ISBN	9781469654324 (cloth)
ISBN	(electronic book)
ISBN	(ebook)

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