Author:
Stott, Richard Briggs.
Imprint:Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 1990.
Descriptionxiv, 300 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references.
Note:"In this splendid addition to immigration history, Stott details the remaking of New York City's working class during the antebellum period.... Through quantitative methods and the personal reminiscences of the immigrants themselves, the author demonstrates how and why the working class, dominated by native-born artisan republicans in the 1820s, became one of less-skilled immigrant men and women by the 1850s. After discussing common workplace experiences, age, motives for immigration, and consumption patterns of these new workers, Stott analyses the working-class cultural institutions that developed from those sources. The male-dominated world of the boardinghouse, "stand-up" saloon, and volunteer fire company are vividly evoked, while the separation of the male and female immigrant working-class world is noted and explained.
Note:Recommended as a Choice Outstanding Title
