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American Workers, 1800-1900

American Workers, 1800-1900

Eric Leif Davin

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Lulu Press
Año de edición:
2023
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ISBN:
9781304828477
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This is an overview of the impact of the Industrial Revolution and corporate capitalism on the development of the American working class over the course of the nineteenth century. America went from farms to factories, and most Americans went from economic independence to wage dependency.

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