Natives and Newcomers the Ordering of Opportunity in Mid-Nineteenth-Century Poughkeepsie
- List Price: $58.50
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Harvard Univ Pr
- Publish date: 04/01/1978
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The Ordering of Opportunity in Mid Nineteenth-Century Poughkeepsie. This important contribution to the literature on mobility in nineteenth-century America examines with a fine microscope the world of work in Poughkeepsie, New York. The careers of all workers in each occupation-the entire labor force in this city, with an 1870 population of 20,000 are traced over three decades.
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