American artisans : crafting social identity, 1750-1850

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American artisans : crafting social identity, 1750-1850

edited by Howard B. Rock, Paul A. Gilje, and Robert Asher

Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995

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Earlier versions of most essays delivered as papers at a conference entitled "The American Artisan," held Oct. 11-12, 1990, Silver Spring, Md

Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-244) and index

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内容説明

Given the fundamental changes that transformed American society in the years between Benjamin Franklin's apprenticeship in a printer's shop and mid-19th-century efforts to organize labouring men and women, no social group offers a more interesting spectacle than skilled tradesmen or artisans. They came from various ethnic backgrounds (some worked in slavery), took their religion and politics seriously, lived mostly in cities but also in the countryside, and in many cases became pillars of their communities. This book examines the role of artisans in the American economy and society in the 18th and 19th centuries. Going beyond the traditional story of the decline of journeyman status, it explores a variety of themes loosely centred around opportunities in the developing economy. Indeed, many of these essays explore entrepreneurial ideals among many artisans competing in the marketplace. This collection also examines the interaction of race and the artisan economy in southern cities. It traces the economic relationships from father to son or between merchant and artisan, and explores the culture and politics of artisans, including religion, third-party politics, and the interaction of gender and reform.

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Acknowledgments Introduction, Identity and Independence: The American Artisan, 1750-1850 Part I. Studies of the Southern Experience 1. From Father to Son: Economic Roots of Craft Dynamics in Eighteenth-Century Maryland 2. Freeman, Servants, and Slaves: Artisans and the Craft Structure of Revolutionary Baltimore Town 3. Planters in the Making: Artisnal Opportunity in Georgia, 1790-1830 4. Slave Artisans in Richmond, Virginia, 1780-1810 Part II. Explorations of Class and Politics 5. Alternative Communities: American Artisans and the Evangelical Appeal, 1780-1830 6. The Petitoning of Artisans and Operatives: Means and Ends in the Struggle for a Ten-Hour Day 7. "Spavined Ministers, Lying Toothpullers, and Buggering Priests": Third-Partyism and the Serch for Security in the Antebellum North Part III. Biographical Approaches 8. Becoming Joseph T. Buckingham: The Struggle for Artisanal Independence in Early-Nineteenth-Century Boston 9. From Artisan to Alderman: The Career of William W. Moore, 1803-1886 Part IV. Iconographic Interpretations 10. "All Her Sons Join as One Social Band": New York City's Artisanal Societies in the Early Republic 11. With Hammer in Hand: Working-Class Occupational Portraits Notes Contributors Index

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