New York City Cartmen, 1667-1850.

The cartmen--unskilled workers who hauled goods on one horsecarts--were perhaps the most important labor group in early American cities. The forerunners of the Teamsters Union, these white-frocked laborers moved almost all of the nation's possessions, touching the lives of virtually every Ameri...

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Main Author: Hodges, Graham Russell Gao (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Fredericksburg : LaVergne : NYU Press [Imprint] New York University Press Ingram Publisher Services [Distributor] Sept. 2012
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