04908oam 2200577 450 991082646430332120190911112720.01-78539-238-71-61925-757-2(OCoLC)946078623(MiFhGG)GVRL9ACJ(EXLCZ)99371000000037181220160330h20152015 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtccrThis is who we were 1880-1899 : based on material from Grey House Publishing's Working Americans series by Scott DerksFirst edition.Amenia, NY :Grey House Publishing,[2015]�20151 online resource (x, 608 pages) illustrations, portraitsGale eBooksDescription based upon print version of record.1-61925-755-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.""This is Who We Were: 1880-1899""; ""Table of Contents ""; ""Essay: America, 1880-1899 ""; ""Introduction ""; ""Section One: Profiles ""; ""Farmer and Community Leader in 1880 ""; ""Telephone Company Executive in 1880 ""; ""Educational Reformer and Teacher in Rural Wisconsin in 1881 ""; ""Thirteen-Year-Old Orphan in 1882 ""; ""Lawn Tennis Player in 1883 ""; ""Railroad Construction Engineer in 1883 ""; ""Chinese Immigrant Photographer's Assistant in 1884 ""; ""Traveling Salesman and Entrepreneur in 1885 ""; ""Shoe Lasting Machine Inventor in 1886 ""; ""Cattle Rancher in 1888 """"Professional Baseball Player in 1888 """"New Teacher for the Dakota Sioux in 1888 ""; ""Textile Mill Worker in 1890 ""; ""Barbershop Quartet Member in 1891 ""; ""West Point Graduate on the Frontier in 1891 ""; ""Mining Company Owner in 1892 ""; ""Sweet-Potato Farmer in 1892 ""; ""Yale University Oarsman in 1893 ""; ""Children's Aid Society Agent in 1894 ""; ""Cash Register Inventor and Company Founder in 1895 ""; ""Anti-Corset Campaigner in 1896 ""; ""Salmon Cannery Cooperative Manager in 1896 ""; ""Socially Prominent Bon Vivant in 1897 ""; ""Housemaid in 1898 """"African American Wood Turner in 1898 """"Businessman in 1898 ""; ""College Professor in 1898 ""; ""Teenage Garment Industry Labor Organizer in 1898 ""; ""Clarinetist in John Philip Sousa's Band in 1899 ""; ""Section Two: Historical Snapshots ""; ""Early 1880s ""; ""Late 1880s/Early 1890s ""; ""Late 1890s ""; ""Section Three: Economy of the Times ""; ""Annual Income, Standard Jobs ""; ""Selected Prices ""; ""The Value of a Dollar, 1860-2014 ""; ""Section Four: All Around Us ""; ""Section Five: Census Data ""; ""State-by-State Comparative Tables: 1880,1900, and 2010 ""; ""Total Population """"White Population """"Black Population ""; ""American Indian/Alaska Native Population ""; ""Asian Population ""; ""Homeownership ""; ""Eleventh Census of the United States: 1890. Population of the United States: Part I ""; ""Progress of the Nation 1790-1890 ""; ""Sex, General Nativity, and Color ""; ""Country of Birth ""; ""Foreign Parentage ""; ""School, Militia and Voting Ages ""; ""Conjugal Condition ""; ""Dwellings and Families ""; ""Ages ""; ""School Attendance ""; ""Illiteracy ""; ""Can Not Speak English ""; ""Citizenship of Foreign Born Males 21 Years of Age and Over """"Occupations """"Bibliography ""; ""Index ""This is Who We Were: Post Civil War 1880-1899 provides a deeper understanding of day-to-day life in America in the late 1800s, serving as both a serious research tool for students of American history and an intriguing climb up America's family tree. Thirty in-depth personal profiles examine the home, work, and social lives of individuals and families living in the United States between 1880 and 1900. Featured profiles include a Chinese photographer in San Francisco, a professional baseball player in Boston, and a clarinetist in John Philip Sousa's marching band in Saint Louis. Whether users are studying the Indian Wars in Fort Buford, North Dakota, or the construction of the railroad in Pennsylvania, this richly-illustrated text provides a way to look more closely at a unique time in American history.Eighteen eightiesEighteen ninetiesUnited StatesSocial life and customs1865-1918United StatesSocial conditions1865-1918United StatesEconomic conditions1865-1918United StatesCivilization1865-1918United StatesHistory1865-1921. History.lcgftEighteen eighties.Eighteen nineties.330.973Mars LauraMiFhGGMiFhGGBOOK9910826464303321This is who we were3993190UNINA