Working Americans, 1880-1999

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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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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

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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.

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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

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