Craft apprentice franklin machine par rorabaugh (29 résultats)

Paperback. Etat : Good. 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, Willian 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.…

Etat : Good. Reprint. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Etat : Good. 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, Willian 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.…

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Paperback. Etat : Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. xii, 270p., wraps, pages lightly toned else very good condition.

Etat : Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Etat : Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Etat : good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.…

Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good+. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. First Edition. First edition with complete number line, hardcover, inscribed by Rorabaugh (dated 1986) on the first free end page, the book has a shallow lean to the binding, light bumps to the spine ends and cover corners, and mild shelf wear to the edges. Otherwise, this is a solid, tight, Very Good+ copy in a Very Good dust jacket, which has sunning to the spine with a shallow chip to the head, lighter bumps to the corners and tail of the spine, and some moderate rubbing to the covers. Inscribed by Author.…

Hardback. Etat : Very Good. The apprentice system was a key element in the American economy and society before the Civil War. With the coming of industrialization, the craft system gradually disappeared, but the book gives a vivid glimpse of every day life for American youth before the Civil War.

Hardcover. Etat : As New. Etat de la jaquette : As New. 1st Edition. As new.

Paperback. Etat : Near Fine. Reprint. xiii, 270 pages. An important labor and education study described by Choice Reviews: "Using hundreds of autobiographies, diaries, and letters, Rorabaugh . . . pieces together the broad outlines of the apprentice's experience and the impact of the American Revolution, the ideology of equality, technological changes, and the Civil War on the relations between masters and apprentices. . . ." The book is clean and tight, with barely a hint of edgewear. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.…

paperback. large 8vo. paperback. xiv, 270 pages. The first paperback edition. A near fine copy. The English apprentice system was less well-suited to American social conditions of the colonial era and had, even before the Revolution, become an "anemic institution" (p.16). Indeed, the best-known American apprentice, Benjamin Franklin, initiated his career by running away from his apprenticeship. The Civil War and its aftermath finally destroyed the system. The author "draws on an intriguing collection of working-class accounts, gleaned from letters, diaries and memoirs to present a unique view of the craftsman's world as seen through the eyes of the apprentice" (jacket). Since many of the apprentices appearing here were printers, this is also a kind of history of printing.…

Hardcover. Etat : Gut. XII, 270 S. Ehem. Bibliotheksexemplar mit Bib.-Signatur und Stempel. Guter Zustand, ein paar Gebrauchsspuren. Ex-library with stamp and library-signature on spine. Good condition, some traces of use. MT2986 0195036476 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550.

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Etat : New. In this examination of the apprentice system in colonial America, W.J. Rorabaugh has woven an intriguing collection of case histories into a narrative that examines the varied experiences of individual apprentices and documents the massive changes wrought by the Industrial Revolution. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; KCF; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 218 x 24. Weight in Grams: 388. . 1988. Illustrated. paperback. . . . . …

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Etat : New. In this examination of the apprentice system in colonial America, W.J. Rorabaugh has woven an intriguing collection of case histories into a narrative that examines the varied experiences of individual apprentices and documents the massive changes wrought by the Industrial Revolution. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; KCF; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 218 x 24. Weight in Grams: 388. . 1988. Illustrated. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

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Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Craft Apprentice | From Franklin to the Machine Age in America | William J. Rorabaugh | Taschenbuch | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Englisch | 1988 | Oxford University Press | EAN 9780195051896 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand. …