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Bradwin, Edmund W. – 1972
The book describes working and living conditions among migrant laborers in the northern Canadian work camps, 1903-1914. The early chapters sketch the development of Canada's transportation systems from the mid-19th century as the setting for the development of labor camps, and describe the contract system in railway construction. The heart of the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Needs, Ethnic Groups, Foreign Countries
Download full textErlanger, Steven J. – 1975
This monograph focuses on the working class in Boston during 1775, the period just before the American Revolution. Seven sections describe Boston's geographical and political background; working conditions, employment, and controls; income by industry and occupation; standards of living; social life; mobility and the situation of minorities; and…
Descriptors: Blacks, Citizen Role, Colonial History (United States), Economic Factors
