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The Glass House Boys of Pittsburgh
James Flannery
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Description for The Glass House Boys of Pittsburgh
Hardcover. At the end of the nineteenth century, Pittsburgh was leading the nation in glass production, and glass bottle plants in particular relied heavily on adolescent (and younger) males for their manufacturing process. This title presents an examination of legislative clashes over the singular issue of the glass house boys. Num Pages: 240 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; HBJK; HBTB; JKSB1; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494.
At the end of the nineteenth century, Pittsburgh was leading the nation in glass production, and glass bottle plants in particular relied heavily on adolescent (and younger) males for their manufacturing process. These "glass house boys" worked both day and night, as plants ran around the clock to meet production demands and remain price competitive with their newly-automated rivals. Boys performed menial tasks, received low wages, and had little to say on their own behalf.
By the turn of the century, most states had enacted laws banning children from working at night, and coupled with compulsory education requirements, had ... Read more
At the end of the nineteenth century, Pittsburgh was leading the nation in glass production, and glass bottle plants in particular relied heavily on adolescent (and younger) males for their manufacturing process. These "glass house boys" worked both day and night, as plants ran around the clock to meet production demands and remain price competitive with their newly-automated rivals. Boys performed menial tasks, received low wages, and had little to say on their own behalf.
By the turn of the century, most states had enacted laws banning children from working at night, and coupled with compulsory education requirements, had ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Pittsburgh PA, United States
ISBN
9780822943778
SKU
V9780822943778
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About James Flannery
James L. Flannery is associate professor of legal writing at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He is an editor of Pittsburgh Tax Review.
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