Artisan workers in the Upper South : Petersburg, Virginia, 1820-1865

Artisan workers in the Upper South : Petersburg, Virginia, 1820-1865 / L. Diane Barnes.

Author/creator	Barnes, L. Diane
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, ©2008.
Description	xi, 253 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents only
Subject(s)	Skilled labor--Virginia --Petersburg --History --19th century.

Contents	"A great deal of enterprise, and a great deal of dirt" : the rise of a southern industrial town -- "All of one family, like brethren" : the Petersburg Benevolent Mechanic Association -- Artisans caught in the middle : White workers in Petersburg -- The paradox of freedom : Black artisans in Petersburg -- Tobacco and iron : the foundations of industrial slavery -- Between class and caste : the culture of southern antebellum artisans -- Epilogue : and then the war came.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-243) and index.
LCCN	2007035914
ISBN	9780807133132 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0807133132 (cloth : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	HD 8085.P48 B37 2008	✔ Available	Place Hold