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The introduction identifies this volume as the first in a multi-volume set; v.2 will cover the middle class, but after that, it's not clear what's planned. Volume 1 is a compendium focusing on the working class (which is nowhere defined). Each section deals with a decade and opens with a brief overview. Numerous reproductions of cartoons, advertisements, posters, and photographs of families, workers, and working conditions, as well as portions of magazine articles and quotations are interspersed with information about significant events of the decade and bits of social and economic information. Family profiles (74 in all) are fictional composites intended to represent the financial and social situations of families from an array of ethnic groups and occupations. The author's credentials are not identified, though he draws heavily on another of his works from the same publisher called The Value of a Dollar. Inexplicably, the volume lacks an index, making it more of a "browse" than a useful reference. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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Critique de Choice
Derks adds to the genre of social history known as "history from the bottom up," which examines the lives of ordinary people. Planned as a multivolume work, this first volume covers the US working class, profiling 72 families engaged in 34 occupations and representing more than two dozen ethnic groups. Geographically, the profiled families range from the east coast to Hawaii and occupationally from urban factory workers to homesteaders. The first chapter covers 1880-99, while the remaining chapters each cover a decade. Each chapter contains multiple family profiles, including income, budget, and life at home, at work, and in the community. Economic profiles include income for standard jobs, selected prices, and other indicators. Each chapter includes an introduction to the decade and historical snapshots. Sources are listed by decade at the end of the book and include government surveys, social work histories, economic data, family diaries and letters, newspaper and magazine features. The book complements two other recent reference works, American Decades, ed. by Richard Layman et al. (CH, Jun'95), and American Eras (1997- ). Recommended for all college and university library collections. P. A. Frisch; SUNY College at Old Westbury
Critique du Library Journal
A unique study of the American working class between 1880 and 1999, when the country was shifting from an agrarian to an industrial economy, this ingenious volume uses detailed economic and social data such as income, expenses, and home environment to create a remarkably nuanced portrait of working-class family life during this time. Proceeding decade by decade, economist Derks (who edited The Value of the Dollar) examines 72 families of many different occupations and ethnic groups. In addition to drawing on a wide range of sources"e.g., newspaper and magazine articles, social workers! histories, family diaries, and letters"he provides evidence from the quantitative analyses of government surveys and economic data to create an appreciation of ordinary working-class Americans, showing us what people ate, read, listened to, and spent on everyday items such as hats or bread. The text is enhanced by news profiles, articles from local media, and illustrations of clippings from cereal boxes, postcards, posters, etc. A detailed table of contents and list of sources is included, but traditional footnotes are not. Overall, this volume engages and informs, contributing significantly and meaningfully to the historiography of the working class in America. It nicely complements Herbert G. Gutman!s Power and Culture: Essays on the American Working Class (New Pr., 1992) and Jerome M. Clubb & others The Process of Historical Inquiry: Everyday Lives of Working Americans (Columbia Univ., 1989). A compelling and well-organized contribution for those interested in social history and the complexities of working Americans. [Future volumes in this set will cover the middle class and the upper class."Ed.]"Edward G. McCormack, Univ. of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast Lib., Long Beach (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Table des matières
1880-1899 Introduction | p. 1 |
1880 Family Profile: Norwegian Wheat Farmers from Iowa | p. 3 |
Life at Home | p. 3 |
Life at Work: Farming | p. 6 |
Life in the Community: Winnebago County, Iowa | p. 8 |
Historical Snapshot 1880-1881 | p. 11 |
1880 Economic Profile | p. 12 |
Income, Standard Jobs | p. 12 |
Selected Prices | p. 12 |
Mail Order Shopping | p. 16 |
1890 Family Profile: Scots-Irish Textile Workers from Georgia | p. 17 |
Annual Income | p. 17 |
Annual Budget | p. 17 |
Life at Home | p. 17 |
Life at Work: Textiles | p. 20 |
Life in the Community: Atlanta, Georgia | p. 22 |
Historical Snapshot 1890-1891 | p. 24 |
1890 Economic Profile | p. 25 |
Annual Food Expenditures | p. 25 |
Amusements | p. 26 |
Income, Standard Jobs | p. 26 |
Selected Prices | p. 27 |
1892 Family Profile: Portuguese Sweet Potato Farmers from California | p. 31 |
Life at Home | p. 31 |
Life at Work: Farming | p. 31 |
Life in the Community: Northern California | p. 32 |
1893 News Profile | p. 37 |
1898 Family Profile: African American Wood and Tobacco Workers from Virginia | p. 39 |
Annual Income | p. 39 |
Annual Budget | p. 39 |
Life at Home | p. 39 |
Life at Work: Wood Foundry and Tobacco Shed | p. 43 |
Life in the Community: Farmville, Virginia | p. 46 |
Historical Snapshot 1898-1899 | p. 50 |
1898 Economic Profile | p. 51 |
Annual Food Expenditures | p. 51 |
Income, Standard Jobs | p. 51 |
Selected Prices | p. 51 |
Typical Prices Paid for Commodities | p. 53 |
1900-1909 Introduction | p. 55 |
1902 Family Profile: Irish Store Clerk from Massachusetts | p. 57 |
Annual Woman's Income | p. 57 |
Annual Budget | p. 57 |
Life at Home | p. 57 |
The Family Finances | p. 58 |
Annual Family Budget | p. 58 |
Life at Work: Retail | p. 60 |
Life in the Community: Boston, Massachusetts | p. 63 |
Historical Snapshot 1902-1903 | p. 66 |
1902 Economic Profile | p. 67 |
Income, Standard Jobs | p. 67 |
Selected Prices | p. 67 |
Department Stores | p. 68 |
1905 Family Profile: Italian Oyster Inspector from New York | p. 69 |
Annual Income | p. 69 |
Annual Budget | p. 69 |
Life at Home | p. 69 |
Life at Work: Oyster Fishing | p. 73 |
Life in the Community: New York City | p. 74 |
Historical Snapshot 1905-1906 | p. 80 |
1905 Economic Profile | p. 81 |
Income, Standard Jobs | p. 81 |
Selected Prices | p. 81 |
1907 Family Profile: Polish Tailor from New York | p. 85 |
Annul Income | p. 85 |
Annual Budget | p. 85 |
Life at Home | p. 85 |
Life at Work: Tailoring | p. 90 |
Life in the Community: Buffalo, New York | p. 91 |
Historical Snapshot 1907-1908 | p. 92 |
1907 Economic Profile | p. 93 |
Annual Food Expenditures | p. 93 |
Weekly Food Expenditures | p. 93 |
Income, Standard Jobs | p. 96 |
Selected Prices | p. 96 |
1909 Family Profile: German Chocolate Dipper from Illinois | p. 97 |
Annual Income | p. 97 |
Annual Budget | p. 97 |
Life at Home | p. 98 |
Life at Work: The Chocolate Factory | p. 98 |
Life in the Community: Chicago, Illinois | p. 102 |
Historical Snapshot 1909 | p. 106 |
1909 Economic Profile | p. 107 |
Income, Standard Jobs | p. 107 |
Selected Prices | p. 108 |
Chicago's Work Force | p. 109 |
1910-1919 Introduction | p. 113 |
1910 Family Profile: Russian Steel Worker from Pennsylvania | p. 115 |
Annual Income | p. 115 |
Annual Budget | p. 115 |
Life at Home | p. 115 |
Life at Work: The Steel Industry | p. 118 |
Life in the Community: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | p. 122 |
Historical Snapshot 1910-1911 | p. 127 |
1910 Economic Profile | p. 128 |
Income, Standard Jobs | p. 128 |
Selected Prices | p. 128 |
1912 Family Profile: Cuban Cigar Makers from Florida | p. 129 |
Annual Income | p. 129 |
Annual Budget | p. 129 |
Life at Home | p. 130 |
Life at Work: The Cigar Industry | p. 133 |
Life in the Community: Tampa and Ybor City, Florida | p. 139 |
Historical Snapshot 1912-1913 | p. 141 |
1912 Economic Profile | p. 142 |
Income, Standard Jobs | p. 142 |
Selected Prices | p. 142 |
The Golden Age of Lithography | p. 143 |
1915 News Profile | p. 145 |
Working Children Study | p. 145 |
Historical Snapshot 1915-1916 | p. 150 |
1919 Family Profile: Russian Textile Worker from Massachusetts | p. 151 |
Annual Income | p. 151 |
Annual Budget | p. 151 |
Life at Home | p. 151 |
Life at Work: Textiles | p. 152 |
Life in the Community: Lawrence, Massachusetts | p. 153 |
Historical Snapshot 1919-1920 | p. 155 |
1919 Economic Profile | p. 157 |
Examples of Weekly Expenditures | p. 157 |
Examples of Weekly Food Expenditures | p. 158 |
Examples of Yearly Clothing Purchases | p. 158 |
Income, Standard Jobs | p. 159 |
Selected Prices | p. 159 |
The Impact of World War I | p. 161 |
1920-1929 Introduction | p. 167 |
1923 Family Profile: Welsh Printer from Oklahoma | p. 169 |
Annual Income | p. 169 |
Annual Budget | p. 169 |
Life at Home | p. 170 |
Life at Work: Printing | p. 171 |
Life in the Community: Tulsa, Oklahoma | p. 171 |
Historical Snapshot 1923-1924 | p. 175 |
1923 Economic Profile | p. 176 |
Income, Standard Jobs | p. 176 |
Selected Prices | p. 177 |
Working Women of Oklahoma | p. 178 |
1925 Family Profile: Textile Worker from South Carolina | p. 183 |
Annual Income | p. 183 |
National Consumer Expenditures | p. 183 |
Life at Home | p. 184 |
Life at Work: Textiles | p. 185 |
Life in the Community: Spartanburg, South Carolina | p. 187 |
Historical Snapshot 1925-1926 | p. 193 |
1925 Economic Profile | p. 194 |
Income, Standard Jobs | p. 194 |
Selected Prices | p. 194 |
1926 Family Profile: School Teacher from New York | p. 195 |
Annual Income | p. 195 |
Annual Expenditures | p. 195 |
Life at Home | p. 195 |
Sample of Food Prices | p. 198 |
Sample of Clothing Prices | p. 198 |
Life in the Community: Syracuse, New York | p. 198 |
1927 Family Profile: Farmer from Virginia | p. 201 |
Annual Income | p. 201 |
Annual Budget | p. 201 |
Life at Home | p. 201 |
Life at Work: Farming | p. 207 |
Life in the Community: Culpeper County and Richmond, Virginia | p. 209 |
Historical Snapshot 1927-1928 | p. 211 |
1927 Economic Profile | p. 212 |
Income, Standard Jobs | p. 212 |
Selected Prices | p. 212 |
The Development of the Automobile | p. 213 |
1930-1939 Introduction | p. 217 |
1930 Family Profile: Automobile Worker from Michigan | p. 219 |
Annual Income | p. 219 |
Annual Budget | p. 219 |
Life at Home | p. 219 |
Annual Food Expenditures | p. 221 |
Life at Work: Ford Motor Company | p. 225 |
Life in the Community: Detroit, Michigan | p. 226 |
Historical Snapshot 1930-1931 | p. 230 |
1930 Economic Profile | p. 231 |
Clothing Expenses | p. 231 |
Fuel Expenses | p. 232 |
Furniture Expenses | p. 232 |
Medical Expenses | p. 233 |
School Expenses | p. 233 |
Miscellaneous | p. 233 |
Income, Standard Jobs | p. 233 |
Selected Prices | p. 234 |
Ford Motor Company | p. 235 |
1931 News Profile | p. 237 |
Building Hoover Dam | p. 237 |
1935 Family Profile: African American Pullman Porter from New York | p. 241 |
Annual Income | p. 241 |
Annual Budget | p. 241 |
Life at Home | p. 241 |
Life at Work: The Pullman Company | p. 244 |
Life in the Community: Harlem, New York | p. 246 |
Historical Snapshot 1935-1936 | p. 249 |
1935 Economic Profile | p. 250 |
Income, Standard Jobs | p. 250 |
Selected Prices | p. 250 |
The Sharecropper System | p. 251 |
Roosevelt's Depression Policies | p. 252 |
1936 News Profile | p. 253 |
The Migratory-Casual Worker | p. 253 |
1937 Family Profile: Welder from Tennessee | p. 257 |
Annual Income | p. 257 |
Annual Budget | p. 257 |
Life at Home | p. 258 |
Life at Work: The TVA | p. 260 |
Life in the Community: Norris, Tennessee | p. 261 |
Historical Snapshot 1937-1938 | p. 265 |
1937 Economic Profile | p. 266 |
Income, Standard Jobs | p. 266 |
Selected Prices | p. 267 |
The Creation of the TVA | p. 267 |
1940-1949 Introduction | p. 271 |
1942 Family Profile: Grocery Store Owners from Texas | p. 273 |
Annual Income | p. 273 |
Annual Expenditures | p. 273 |
Life at Home | p. 274 |
Life at Work: The Grocery Store | p. 275 |
Life in the Community: Wichita Falls, Texas | p. 277 |
Historical Snapshot 1942-1943 | p. 278 |
1942 Economic Profile | p. 279 |
Furnishings | p. 279 |
Annual Clothing Purchases | p. 279 |
Income, Standard Jobs | p. 280 |
Selected Prices | p. 281 |
A Nation at War | p. 282 |
1942 News Profile | p. 284 |
1943 Family Profile: Filipino Maintenance Worker from Hawaii | p. 287 |
Annual Income | p. 287 |
Annual Budget | p. 287 |
Life at Home | p. 287 |
Life at Work: Military Support | p. 291 |
Life in the Community: Honolulu, Hawaii | p. 292 |
Historical Snapshot 1943-1944 | p. 296 |
1943 Economic Profile | p. 297 |
Examples of Annual Clothing Purchases | p. 297 |
Income, Standard Jobs | p. 297 |
Selected Prices | p. 297 |
Wartime Events | p. 298 |
1945 Family Profile: Army Sergeant from North Carolina | p. 301 |
Annual Income | p. 301 |
National Consumer Expenditures | p. 301 |
Life at Home | p. 302 |
Life at Work: Military | p. 304 |
Life in the Community: Kirtland Field, Albuquerque, New Mexico | p. 304 |
Historical Snapshot 1945 | p. 307 |
1945 Economic Profile | p. 308 |
Income, Standard Jobs | p. 308 |
Selected Prices | p. 309 |
The War | p. 310 |
1947 News Profile | p. 315 |
1950-1959 Introduction | p. 319 |
1950 Family Profile: Telephone Lineman from Missouri | p. 321 |
Annual Income | p. 321 |
Annual Budget | p. 321 |
Life at Home | p. 323 |
Life at Work: The Telephone Company | p. 326 |
Life in the Community: St. Louis, Missouri | p. 327 |
Historical Snapshot 1950-1951 | p. 331 |
1950 Economic Profile | p. 332 |
Income, Standard Jobs | p. 332 |
Selected Prices | p. 333 |
The Telephone and Telephone Industry | p. 333 |
Post-War America | p. 336 |
1952 News Profile | p. 343 |
1954 Family Profile: Jewish Clothier from Maine | p. 345 |
Annual Income | p. 345 |
Annual Budget | p. 345 |
Life at Home | p. 346 |
Life at Work: Retail | p. 347 |
Life in the Community: Bangor, Maine | p. 349 |
Historical Snapshot 1954-1955 | p. 353 |
1954 Economic Profile | p. 354 |
Income, Standard Jobs | p. 354 |
Selected Prices | p. 354 |
The Jews in America | p. 356 |
1957 Family Profile: Carpenter from Minnesota | p. 359 |
Annual Income | p. 359 |
Annual Budget | p. 359 |
Life at Home | p. 360 |
Life at Work: Carpentry | p. 362 |
Life in the Community: Minneapolis, Minnesota | p. 364 |
Historical Snapshot 1957-1958 | p. 366 |
1957 Economic Profile | p. 367 |
Income, Standard Jobs | p. 367 |
Selected Prices | p. 367 |
A Changing Society | p. 368 |
1960-1969 Introduction | p. 375 |
1961 Family Profile: Japanese Plumbing Salesman from Hawaii | p. 377 |
Annual Income | p. 377 |
Annual Budget | p. 377 |
Life at Home | p. 377 |
Life at Work: Plumbing Retail | p. 378 |
Life in the Community: Honolulu, Hawaii | p. 380 |
Historical Snapshot 1961-1962 | p. 384 |
1961 Economic Profile | p. 385 |
Income, Standard Jobs | p. 385 |
Selected Prices | p. 385 |
Establishing Statehood | p. 388 |
1966 Family Profile: Longshoreman from Oregon | p. 395 |
Annual Income | p. 395 |
Annual Budget | p. 395 |
Life at Home | p. 397 |
Life at Work: The Docks | p. 400 |
Life in the Community: Portland, Oregon | p. 402 |
Historical Snapshot 1966-1967 | p. 405 |
1966 Economic Profile | p. 406 |
Income, Standard Jobs | p. 406 |
Selected Prices | p. 407 |
Emerging Consumer America | p. 407 |
1968 Family Profile: African American Electrical Worker from Tennessee | p. 411 |
Annual Income | p. 411 |
Annual Budget | p. 411 |
Life at Home | p. 413 |
Life at Work: The Manufacturing Plant | p. 413 |
Life in the Community: Memphis, Tennessee | p. 414 |
Historical Snapshot 1968-1969 | p. 418 |
1968 Economic Profile | p. 419 |
Income, Standard Jobs | p. 419 |
Selected Prices | p. 419 |
Civil Rights in Memphis | p. 420 |
1969 News Profile | p. 423 |
1970-1979 Introduction | p. 427 |
1971 News Profile | p. 429 |
1972 Family Profile: Ambulance Driver from Illinois | p. 431 |
Annual Income | p. 431 |
Annual Budget | p. 431 |
Life at Home | p. 433 |
Life at Work: Ambulance Driving | p. 435 |
Life in the Community: Chicago, Illinois | p. 436 |
Historical Snapshot 1972-1973 | p. 439 |
1972 Economic Profile | p. 440 |
Income, Standard Jobs | p. 440 |
Selected Prices | p. 440 |
The Vietnam War and the 1972 Presidential Election | p. 443 |
1974 Family Profile: Truck Driver from Louisiana | p. 449 |
Annual Income | p. 449 |
Annual Budget | p. 449 |
Life at Home | p. 449 |
Selected Weekly Food Expenditures | p. 451 |
Life at Work: Trucking | p. 451 |
Life in the Community: New Orleans, Louisiana | p. 456 |
Historical Snapshot 1974-1975 | p. 457 |
1974 Economic Profile | p. 458 |
Income, Standard Jobs | p. 458 |
Selected Prices | p. 458 |
Trucking in America | p. 459 |
1976 Family Profile: Korean Fruit Stand Owners from New York | p. 465 |
Annual Income | p. 465 |
Annual Budget | p. 465 |
Life at Home | p. 466 |
Life at Work: The Fruit Stand | p. 469 |
Life in the Community: New York City | p. 469 |
Historical Snapshot 1976-1977 | p. 471 |
1976 Economic Profile | p. 472 |
Income, Standard Jobs | p. 472 |
Selected Prices | p. 472 |
The Korean Migration | p. 474 |
1976 News Profile | p. 479 |
1980-1989 Introduction | p. 483 |
1981 Family Profile: Mexican Furniture Factory Worker from California | p. 485 |
Annual Income | p. 485 |
Annual Budget | p. 485 |
Life at Home | p. 486 |
Life at Work: The Furniture Industry | p. 487 |
Life in the Community: Los Angeles, California | p. 488 |
Historical Snapshot 1981-1982 | p. 491 |
1981 Economic Profile | p. 492 |
Income, Standard Jobs | p. 492 |
Selected Prices | p. 494 |
Immigration in California | p. 495 |
1985 News Profile | p. 499 |
1986 Family Profile: Meatpacker from Minnesota | p. 503 |
Annual Income | p. 503 |
Annual Budget | p. 503 |
Life at Home | p. 504 |
Life at Work: The Hormel Company | p. 505 |
Life in the Community: Austin, Minnesota | p. 505 |
Historical Snapshot 1986-1987 | p. 507 |
1986 Economic Profile | p. 508 |
Income, Standard Jobs | p. 508 |
Selected Prices | p. 508 |
Labor Relations at Hormel | p. 510 |
1987 News Profile | p. 515 |
1990-1999 Introduction | p. 519 |
1994 News Profile | p. 521 |
1995 Family Profile: School Teacher from New York | p. 523 |
Annual Income | p. 523 |
Annual Budget | p. 523 |
Life at Home | p. 523 |
Life at Work: Education | p. 525 |
Life in the Community: New York City | p. 528 |
Historical Snapshot 1995-1996 | p. 529 |
1995 Economic Profile | p. 530 |
Income, Standard Jobs | p. 530 |
Selected Prices | p. 530 |
Economics and Education | p. 534 |
1998 Family Profile: Former Printer from South Carolina | p. 539 |
Annual Income | p. 539 |
Annual Budget | p. 539 |
Life at Home | p. 539 |
Life at Work: Printing and the Boy's Home | p. 541 |
Life in the Community: Rock Hill, South Carolina | p. 542 |
Historical Snapshot 1998 | p. 545 |
1998 Economic Profile | p. 546 |
Selected Prices | p. 546 |
The Price of Living | p. 546 |
1999 News Profile | p. 551 |
Sources | p. 553 |