Hopewell Village


A Social and Economic History of an Iron-Making Community

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By Joseph E. Walker
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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PRESS
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HARDBACK
Dimensions:
230 x 155 mm
Weight:
930 g
Pages:
528

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Joseph E. Walker was Professor of History at Millersville State College, Millersville, Pennsylvania.

Introduction The Historical Village -An Uncertain Youth, 1771-1800 -Growth to Prosperity, 1800-1845 -Decline, Shutdown and Survivals, 1845-1963 The Physical Village -The Ironmaster's Mansion -Homes for the Workers -The Farm and Forest The Industrial Village -The Furnace Product -Management and Business Methods The Commercial Village -The Store -Transportation and Sales The Vocational Village -The Worker and His Job -The Worker and His Boss -Labor Recruitment, Training and Tenure The Social Village -The Worker and His Associates -The Colored Population -The Women -The Children -Education -Religion -Amusements and Recreation -Hopewell and the Outside World Conclusions Glossary Appendices Bibliographic Essay Bibliography Index

"One gets in this book an excellent picture of how iron was made, sold, and distributed. . . . A broad and useful study. . . . A solid and attractive book."-E. Neal Hartley

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