The Ideology and Practice of Industrial Work in Early American: Philadelphia, 1790
FAIN: FT-12194-74
Richard A. McLeod
Shippensburg University (Shippensburg, PA 17257-2200)
To investigate the nature of industrial work in the United States following the American Revolution. The research concentrates on Philadelphia between 1790 and 1850 and will deal with the historical roots of disillusionment and boredom in production line work.