In this Book
- After the Siege: A Social History of Boston, 1775-1800
- Book
- 2019
- Published by: Northeastern University Press
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
summary
Drawing on extensive primary sources, including ward tax assessors' Taking Books, church records, census records, birth and marriage records, newspaper accounts, and town directories, Jacqueline Barbara Carr brings to life Boston's remarkable rebirth as a flourishing cosmopolitan city at the dawn of the nineteenth century. She examines this watershed period in the city's social and cultural history from the perspective of the town's ordinary men and women, both white and African American, recreating the determined community of laborers, artisans, tradesmen, mechanics, and seamen who demonstrated an incredible perseverance in reshaping their shattered town and lives. Originally published by Northeastern University Press in 2005. With a new foreword by Jonathan M. Chu.
Table of Contents


- Half Title
- p. i
- Title Page
- pp. ii-iii
- Dedication
- pp. v-vi
- Illustrations
- pp. ix-x
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xvii-xx
- Half Title 1
- pp. 1-2
- 1. The Siege of Boston
- pp. 13-42
- 2. The Character of the Town
- pp. 43-87
- 3. A Well-Ordered Town
- pp. 88-146
- 4. Bostonians at Work
- pp. 147-190
- 5. The Politics of Leisure
- pp. 191-228
- Bibliography
- pp. 293-306
Additional Information
ISBN
9781555538743
MARC Record
OCLC
1102419734
Pages
338
Launched on MUSE
2019-11-17
Language
English
Open Access
Yes
Creative Commons
CC-BY-NC-ND