Chants democratic : New York City & the rise of the American working class, 1788-1850 / Sean Wilentz.

Author: Wilentz, Sean.

Imprint:New York : Oxford University Press, 1984.

Descriptionxii, 446 p., [12] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.

Note:Includes index.

Bibliography Note:Bibliography: p. 423-431.

Note:"Since its publication in 1984, Chants Democratic has endured as a classic narrative on labor and the rise of American democracy. In it, Sean Wilentz explores the dramatic social and intellectual changes that accompanied early industrialization in New York. He provides a panoramic chronicle ofNew York City's labor strife, social movements, and political turmoil in the eras of Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson."

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