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Daily Life in the Colonial City

by Keith Krawczynski
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Book cover type: Hardcover
  • ISBN13: 9780313334191
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Greenwood
  • Publisher Imprint: Greenwood
  • Publication Date:
  • Pages: 554
  • Original Price: GBP 60.0
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 1066 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), and United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)

An exploration of day-to-day urban life in colonial America.

The American city was an integral part of the colonial experience. Although the five largest cities in colonial America--Philadelphia, New York, Boston, Charles Town, and Newport--held less than ten percent of the American popularion on the eve of the American Revolution, they were particularly significant for a people who resided mostly in rural areas, and wilderness. These cities and other urban hubs contained and preserved the European traditions, habits, customs, and institutions from which their residents had emerged. They were also centers of commerce, transportation, and communication; held seats of colonial government; and were conduits for the transfer of Old World cultures. With a focus on the five largest cities but also including life in smaller urban centers, Krawczynski's nuanced treatment will fill a significant gap on the reference shelves and serve as an essential source for students of American history, sociology, and culture.

In-depth, thematic chapters explore many aspects of urban life in colonial America, including working conditions for men, women, children, free blacks, and slaves as well as strikes and labor issues; the class hierarchy and its purpose in urban society; childbirth, courtship, family, and death; housing styles and urban diet; and the threat of disease and the growth of poverty.

Krawczynski, Keith T.: -

Keith Krawczynski is distinguished research assistant professor of history at Auburn University at Montgomery. He has published several books on American history.

Miller, Randall M.: -

Randall M. Miller is professor of history at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia. He holds a PhD from Ohio State University and has published more than 20 books and over 80 articles on topics as varied as race and slavery, politics, religion, media culture, urban affairs, immigration and ethnicity, the American Civil War and Reconstruction eras, and regional history. He is also the series editor for two Greenwood Press book series: the 26-volume series, Greenwood Guides to Historic Events of the Twentieth Century, and the 11-volume (to date) series, Major Issues in American History. He is also set editor for the 4-volume Greenwood Encyclopedia of Daily Life in America.

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