Author: Carl BridenbaughPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cities and towns
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Cities in the Wilderness. The First Century of Urban Life in America 1625-1742. (2. Ed.)
Author: Carl BridenbaughPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cities and towns
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Cities in the Wilderness
Author: Carl BridenbaughPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
Cities in the Wilderness
Author: ... BridenbaughCities in the Wilderness
Author: C. BridenbaughCrities in the Wilderness
Author: Carl BridenbaughCities in the wilderness
Author: Carl BridenbaughPublisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 500
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The Making of Urban America
Author: John William RepsPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691238243
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 590
Book Description
This comprehensive survey of urban growth in America has become a standard work in the field. From the early colonial period to the First World War, John Reps explores to what extent city planning has been rooted in the nation's tradition, showing the extent of European influence on early communities. Illustrated by over three hundred reproductions of maps, plans, and panoramic views, this book presents hundreds of American cities and the unique factors affecting their development.
Money, Trade, and Power
Author: Jack P. GreenePublisher: Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN: 1643362119
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Reflecting the burgeoning interest of colonial historians in South Carolina and its role as the economic and cultural center of the Lower South, Money, Trade, and Power is a comprehensive exploration of the colony's slave system, economy, and complex social and cultural life. The first six chapters of this essay collection focus on the formative decades of South Carolina's history, from 1670 through the 1730s. Contributors Meaghan N. Duff, Bertrand Van Ruymbeke, and Gary L. Hewitt explore the colony's early settlement. R. C. Nash, Stephen G. Hardy, and Eirlys M. Barker investigate the rapidly expanding economy. Turning to the colony's reliance on slave labor, William L. Ramsay analyzes the institution and abandonment of Indian slavery; Jennifer Lyle Morgan examines the reproductive capabilities of slave women; and S. Max Edelson looks at the distinctive social position of skilled slaves. Robert Olwell considers how South Carolina public officials adapted the office of justice of the peace to the needs of a slave society, while Matthew Mulcahy shows how calamities of fires and hurricanes exacerbated the problem of slave control. Finally, Edward Pearson describes the ways in which South Carolina's emerging elite asserted their new status; G. Winston Lane and Elizabeth M. Pruden review the surprising economic independence of women; and Thomas Little examines the colony's religious life and spread of evangelicalism.
New York City Cartmen, 1667-1850
Author: Graham Russell Gao HodgesPublisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 1479800457
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
The cartmen—unskilled workers who hauled goods on one horsecarts—were perhaps the most important labor group in early American cities. The forerunners of the Teamsters Union, these white-frocked laborers moved almost all of the nation’s possessions, touching the lives of virtually every American. New York City Cartmen, 1667–1850 tells the story of this vital group of laborers. Besides documenting the cartmen’s history, the book also demonstrates the tremendous impact of government intervention into the American economy via the creation of labor laws. The cartmen possessed a hard-nosed political awareness, and because they transported essential goods, they achieved a status in New York City far above their skills or financial worth. Civic support and discrimination helped the cartmen create a community all their own. The cartmen's culture and their relationship with New York's municipal government are the direct ancestors of the city's fabled taxicab drivers. But this book is about the city itself. It is a stirring street-level account of the growth of New York, growth made possible by the efforts of the cartmen and other unskilled laborers. Containing 23 black-and-white illustrations, New York City Cartmen is informative reading for social, urban, and labor historians.
Newport Firsts
Author: Brian M. StinsonPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439664218
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
Newport, Rhode Island, has been a city of innovation since its beginning nearly four centuries ago. Some of the claims on a national level are true, while some have been greatly distorted over the years. The first law banning the importation of slaves in the colonies was enacted in the city, and the first Methodist church in the world with a steeple and bell is located here. But was the first female lighthouse keeper in America from here? Was Newport the first place where a medical lecture was given? Author and research historian Brian M. Stinson offers a chronological collection of vignettes detailing the city's many firsts.