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The Clerk's Tale: Young Men and Moral Life in Nineteenth-Century America
Thomas Augst
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Paperback. Thousands of men left their families for the bustling cities of nineteenth century America, where many of them found work as clerks. This work recounts their story, describing the struggle of aspiring businessmen to come of age at the dawn of the modern era. Num Pages: 312 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Thousands of men left their families for the bustling cities of nineteenth-century America, where many of them found work as clerks. The Clerk's Tale recounts their remarkable story, describing the struggle of aspiring businessmen to come of age at the dawn of the modern era. How did these young men understand the volatile world of American capitalism and make sense of their place within it?
Thomas Augst follows clerks as they made their way through the boarding houses, parlors, and offices of the big city. Tracing the course of their everyday lives, Augst shows how these young men used ... Read more
Thousands of men left their families for the bustling cities of nineteenth-century America, where many of them found work as clerks. The Clerk's Tale recounts their remarkable story, describing the struggle of aspiring businessmen to come of age at the dawn of the modern era. How did these young men understand the volatile world of American capitalism and make sense of their place within it?
Thomas Augst follows clerks as they made their way through the boarding houses, parlors, and offices of the big city. Tracing the course of their everyday lives, Augst shows how these young men used ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226032207
SKU
V9780226032207
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