Each volume in the widely-successful Working Americans series focuses on a particular type of American and illustrates what life was like for that group from the 1800s to the present time. The volumes are arranged into decade-long chapters, each introducing to the reader three individuals or...

Working Americans, 1898-2016 Volume XIV: African Americans -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- 1898-1919 -- 1898: African American Wood Turner -- 1913: Young Singer of Spirtuals -- 1916: African American U.S. Army Major -- 1917: Civil Rights Advocate -- 1919: Female African American...

Each volume in the widely-successful Working Americans series focuses on a particular type of American and illustrates what life was like for that group from the 1800s to the present time. The volumes are arranged into decade-long chapters, each introducing to the reader three individuals or...

The Great Divergence in standards of living for populations around the world occurred in the late 18th century. Prior to that date evidence suggests that real wages of most Europeans, many living in China and India were similar. Some a little higher and some a little lower but with a low...