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Wage Labor, Slavery, and Survival in Early Baltimore

Autor*innen

• Seth Rockman

Parameter

• 394 Seiten
• 14 Lesestunden

• Amerikanische Literatur
• Geschichte
• Geschichte der USA
• Rasse, Rassismus
• Sachliteratur

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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.

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
• Einband: Paperback