Examines how the industrial revolution affected the lives and work of artisans in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The author seeks to correct the historical assumption that the rise of the factory system brought nothing but misery and hardship by showing how Lancaster weathered the challenge successfully.
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About the Author:
Thomas R. Winpenny is Professor of History at Elizabethtown College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Review:
A useful addition to the continuing refinement and redefinition of the Industrial Revolution.>>>> (Polly Anne Earl Pennsylvania History)
...heavily documented. Winpenny consulted all the major primary sources available to him.>>>> (Pennsylvania History)
...heavily documented. Winpenny consulted all the major primary sources available to him. (Pennsylvania History)
A useful addition to the continuing refinement and redefinition of the Industrial Revolution. (Polly Anne Earl Pennsylvania History)
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