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Amoskeag, life and work in an American factory-city, by Tamara K. Hareven and Randolph Langenbach

Label
Amoskeag, life and work in an American factory-city, by Tamara K. Hareven and Randolph Langenbach
Language
eng
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Amoskeag
Responsibility statement
by Tamara K. Hareven and Randolph Langenbach
Sub title
life and work in an American factory-city
Summary
In their own words, through first person accounts, laborers, foremen, managers, and town residents paint a detailed portrait of the mill's nearly feudal dominance of every aspect of their lives and offer their response to this existence, with fierce pride and an unshakable sense of community
Table Of Contents
The setting -- First generation -- The corporation -- The world of work -- Families -- Strike and shutdown -- Child of the shutdown -- Eulogy
Content