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9780195051896

The Craft Apprentice From Franklin to the Machine Age in America

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    9780195051896

  • ISBN10:

    0195051890

  • Edition: Reprint
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1988-02-11
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press

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The apprentice system in colonial America began as a way for young men to learn valuable trade skills from experienced artisans and mechanics and soon flourished into a fascinating and essential social institution. Benjamin Franklin got his start in life as an apprentice, as did Mark Twain, Horace Greeley, William Dean Howells, William Lloyd Garrison, and many other famous Americans. But the Industrial Revolution brought with it radical changes in the lives of craft apprentices. In this book, W. J. Rorabaugh has woven an intriguing collection of case histories, gleaned from numerous letters, diaries, and memoirs, into a narrative that examines the varied experiences of individual apprentices and documents the massive changes wrought by the Industrial Revolution.

Author Biography

W.J. Rorabaugh is Professor of History at the University of Washington in Seattle

Table of Contents

Prefacep. vii
Prologue: Benjamin Franklin's Legacyp. 3
Chaosp. 16
The Master's Authorityp. 32
A Cash Wagep. 57
The Crisis in Printingp. 76
Personal Relationsp. 97
The Limits of Reformp. 113
The Machine Agep. 131
A Way Out?p. 157
Lingering Traditionsp. 176
Epilogue: Civil Warp. 198
Statistical Appendixp. 211
Notesp. 213
Indexp. 255
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