"Based on material from Grey House Publishing's Working American Series by Scott Derks"--T.p. "Our jobs, our clothes, our leisure, our day to day, what we paid for rent & food, what we read, what we watched, what we ate, how we travelled, plus: U.S. census comparisons & rankings and state-by-state census data"--Front cover. Includes bibliographical references (p. 475-477) and index.
Summary:
A comprehensive look at America during the Colonial period that presents profiles of individuals and families--their life at home, on the job, and in their neighborhood--and includes photographs and historical images and covers economic and social conditions.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.