Description |
1 online resource (xix, 318 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Contents |
The siege of Boston -- The character of the town -- The well-ordered town -- Bostonians at work -- The politics of leisure |
Summary |
Drawing on extensive primary sources, including ward tax assessors' Taking Books, church records, census records, birth and marriage records, newspaper accounts, and town directories, Jacqueline Barbara Carr brings to life Boston's remarkable rebirth as a flourishing cosmopolitan city at the dawn of the nineteenth century. She examines this watershed period in the city's social and cultural history from the perspective of the town's ordinary men and women, both white and African American, recreating the determined community of laborers, artisans, tradesmen, mechanics, and seamen who demonstrated an incredible perseverance in reshaping their shattered town and lives. Originally published by Northeastern University Press in 2005. With a new foreword by Jonathan M. Chu |
Analysis |
History of the Americas |
Notes |
Reprint of 2005 edition with new foreword |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-305) and index |
Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed May 21, 2019) |
Subject |
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
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Social conditions
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SUBJECT |
Boston (Mass.) -- History -- 18th century
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Boston (Mass.) -- Social conditions -- 18th century
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Boston (Mass.) -- History -- Siege, 1775-1776.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh95001968
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United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Influence.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140162
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Subject |
Massachusetts -- Boston
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United States
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Genre/Form |
History
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Chu, Jonathan M., writer of foreword.
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ISBN |
9781555538743 |
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1555538746 |
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