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Keepers of the Revolution - New Yorkers at Work in the Early Republic (Paperback, New)
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Keepers of the Revolution - New Yorkers at Work in the Early Republic (Paperback, New)
Series: Documents in American Social History
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They recreate the rhythms of daily life, clarify the impact of
political and social changes on working people, and help us
appreciate how these women and men-not just the country's founding
fathers-were truly "keepers of the revolution." Paul A. Gilje and
Howard B. Rock provide a general introduction to New York after
independence and then devote sections of the book to apprentices,
journeymen, master craftsmen, waterfront workers, blacks, and
women. Most sections are anchored by several first-person
accounts-autobiographies and reminiscences and include
advertisements, courtcase testimony, newspaper reports, broadsides,
appeals to Congress-all the colorful detail that can be used to
illuminate the immediate, personal, lived experience of individuals
of that particular time and place. A stunning group of
illustrations adds to the reader's sense of the flavor and
appearance of the rapidly growing city. Keepers of the Revolution
will find appreciative readers among labor, social, urban, and
early American historians, as well as antique collectors and
antiquarians interested in early New York.
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