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New York City Cartmen, 1667-1850 / Graham Russell Gao Hodges



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Autore: Hodges Graham Russell <1946-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: New York City Cartmen, 1667-1850 / Graham Russell Gao Hodges Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York : , : New York University Press, , 2012
Baltimore, Md. : , : Project MUSE, , 2021
©2012
Edizione: Rev. ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xvi, 231 pages) : illustrations
Disciplina: 974.7102
Soggetto topico: Teamsters
Teamsters - New York (State) - New York - History
Soggetto geografico: New York (State) New York
New York (N.Y.) History 1775-1865
New York (N.Y.) History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
Soggetto genere / forma: History
Nota di contenuto: The London cartmen -- Creation of the bond in New York City, 1667-1700 -- Affirmation of the bond, 1700-1745 -- Expansion and prosperity, 1745-1760 -- The cartmen in the era of revolution, 1760-1783 -- The postwar years, 1783-1788 -- The cartmen organize, 1789-1795 -- Problems with politics, 1795-1801 -- Creating security within the municipal government, 1801-1818 -- Political consolidation and challenge, 1818-1835 -- The world of Isaac Lyon : continuity and change, 1835-1845.
Sommario/riassunto: The cartmen—unskilled workers who hauled goods on one horsecarts—were perhaps the most important labor group in early American cities. The forerunners of the Teamsters Union, these white-frocked laborers moved almost all of the nation’s possessions, touching the lives of virtually every American. New York City Cartmen, 1667–1850 tells the story of this vital group of laborers. Besides documenting the cartmen’s history, the book also demonstrates the tremendous impact of government intervention into the American economy via the creation of labor laws.The cartmen possessed a hard-nosed political awareness, and because they transported essential goods, they achieved a status in New York City far above their skills or financial worth. Civic support and discrimination helped the cartmen create a community all their own. The cartmen's culture and their relationship with New York's municipal government are the direct ancestors of the city's fabled taxicab drivers.But this book is about the city itself. It is a stirring street-level account of the growth of New York, growth made possible by the efforts of the cartmen and other unskilled laborers. Containing 23 black-and-white illustrations, New York City Cartmen is informative reading for social, urban, and labor historians.
Titolo autorizzato: New York City Cartmen, 1667-1850  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-4798-0057-0
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910794077203321
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