| Working Americans, 1880-1999 - Vol. 3: The Upper Class: Print Purchase Includes Free Online Access Contributor(s): Derks, Scott (Editor) |
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ISBN: 193095638X ISBN-13: 9781930956384 Publisher: Grey House Publishing OUR PRICE: $178.13 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2001 Annotation: Each of the volumes in the Working Americans 1880-1999 series focuses on a particular class of Americans, The Working Class, The Middle Class and The Upper Class over the last 120 years. Chapters in each volume focus on one decade and profile three to five families. Family Profiles include real data on Income & Job Descriptions, Selected Prices of the Times, Annual Income, Annual Budgets, Family Finances, Life at Work, Life at Home, Life in the Community, Working Conditions, Cost of Living, Amusements and much more. Each chapter also contains an Economic Profile with Average Wages of other Professions, a selection of Typical Pricing, Key Events & Inventions, News Profiles, Articles from Local Media and Illustrations. The Working Americans series captures the lifestyles of each of the classes from the last twelve decades, covers a vast array of occupations and ethnic backgrounds and travels the entire nation. These interesting and useful compilations of portraits of the American Working, Middle and Upper Classes during the last 120 years will be an important addition to any high school, public or academic library reference collection. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 19th Century - History | United States - 20th Century - Business & Economics | Economic History |
| Dewey: 780 |
| LCCN: 00708458 |
| Series: Working Americans |
| Physical Information: 1.66" H x 8.72" W x 11.12" (3.92 lbs) 600 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Chronological Period - 20th Century |