Where we worked : a celebration of America's workers and the nation they built

Larkin, Jack 1943- (Author).

Summary: Presents an illustrated and evocative panorama of the experience of work and the workplace in America during the golden age of labor--from the Industrial Revolution to the monumental task of building an economic and military superpower that was able to defeat fascism and spread democracy.

Record details

ISBN: 1599219603
ISBN: 9781599219608
Physical Description: ix, 374 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
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Publisher: Guilford, Conn. : Lyons Press, c2010.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [364]-365) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Working the land -- Workshop and household -- Wrestling with nature -- Power and production -- Ordinary jobs.