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Wage Labor, Slavery, and Survival in Early Baltimore

Autori

• Seth Rockman

Parametri

• 394 pagine
• 14 ore di lettura

• Letteratura Americana
• Razza, Razzismo
• Saggistica
• Storia
• Storia degli Stati Uniti

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The book explores the diverse workforce of post-Revolutionary Baltimore, highlighting the experiences of enslaved mariners, white seamstresses, Irish dockhands, free black domestic servants, and native-born street sweepers. It examines how factors such as race, sex, nativity, and legal status shaped the economic opportunities and vulnerabilities faced by working families during the early republic, providing a nuanced understanding of the low-end labor market in this historical context.

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2008

(In brossura)