Scraping by : wage labor, slavery, and survival in early Baltimore

Seth Rockman

Coming to work in the city -- A job for a working man -- Dredging and drudgery -- A job for a working woman -- The living wage -- The hard work of being poor -- The consequence of failure -- The market's grasp

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Year of publication:	2009
Authors:	Rockman, Seth
Publisher:	Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins Univ. Press
Subject:	Baltimore (Md.) \| Sozialgeschichte \| Social history \| Armut \| Poverty \| Atypische Beschäftigung \| Non-standard employment \| Ungelernte Arbeitskräfte \| Unskilled workers \| Soziale Lage \| Social situation \| Arbeitsbedingungen \| Working conditions \| USA \| United States \| Baltimore, Md. \| Arbeiterklasse \| Geschichte 1790-1840 \| Schwarze \| Arbeitsmarkt \| Weiße \| Ethnische Beziehungen \| Sozialstruktur \| Soziale Situation \| 1790-1840
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Extent:	XII, 368 S. Ill., graph. Darst., Kt. 24 cm
Series:	Studies in early American economy and society from the Library Company of Philadelphia
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Formerly CIP Uk. - Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-347) and index. - Coming to work in the city -- A job for a working man -- Dredging and drudgery -- A job for a working woman -- The living wage -- The hard work of being poor -- The consequence of failure -- The market's grasp Coming to work in the city -- A job for a working man -- Dredging and drudgery -- A job for a working woman -- The living wage -- The hard work of being poor -- The consequence of failure -- The market's grasp.
ISBN:	0-8018-9006-3 ; 0-8018-9007-1 ; 978-0-8018-9006-2 ; 978-0-8018-9007-9
Classification:	USA
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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