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First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
Early American historians are finding connections between the
bonded status of African American slaves, European indentured
servants, convicts, and sailors. An excellent starting point for
this inquiry is this neglected classic by Lawrence Towner, former
head of the Newberry Library in Chicago and editor of the "William
and Mary Quarterly," This comprehensive study of the lives and
experiences of bonded laborers in colonial Massachusetts
demonstrates the full sweep of their work and aspirations
Towner analyzes the legal status of all varieties of black and
white bonded laborers. He explores their living and working
conditions and discusses the cultural significance of work in their
lives. The book also address gender issues in bonded labor. The
author's approach provides a new understanding of the experiences
of black and white workers in early America, and corrects a
long-standing neglect of blacks in previous research. This edition
makes this important work available in print for the first time,
and includes an introductory essay by Alfred F. Young,
"Dissertations and Gatekeepers: Why it took45 Years for a Ph.D.
Thesis to be Published."
(Ph.D. dissertation, Northwestern University; 1954)
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