Farmers and Fishermen Two Centuries of Work in Essex County, Massachusetts, 1630-1850 |
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| Author:
| Vickers, Daniel |
| Series title: | Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of North Carolina Press Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8078-4458-8 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 1994 |
| Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $42.50 |
Book Description:
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Examines the shifting labour strategies used by colonists as New England evolved from a string of frontier settlements to a mature society on the brink of industrialization. By reconstructing the work experiences of thousands of farmers and fishermen in eastern Massachusetts, Daniel Vickers identifies who worked for whom and under what terms.
Examines the shifting labour strategies used by colonists as New England evolved from a string of frontier settlements to a mature society on the brink of industrialization. By reconstructing the work experiences of thousands of farmers and fishermen in eastern Massachusetts, Daniel Vickers identifies who worked for whom and under what terms.