TextPublisher: Amenia, New York : Grey House Publishing, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Edition: Second editionDescription: 1 online resource (705 pages) : illustrations, photographsContent type: | Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Each volume in the widely-successful Working Americans series focuses on a particular type of American and illustrates what life was like for that group from the 1800s to the present time. The volumes are arranged into decade-long chapters, each introducing to the reader three individuals or families. Individual profiles examine life at home, life at work, life in the community, family finances and budget, cost of living and amusements. To further the reader's understanding of the time period, profiles are supplemented with national current events, economic profiles, an historical snapshot, news profiles, local news articles and illustrations derived from popular printed materials. Profiles cover a wide range of ethnic groups and span the entire country, providing a thorough examination of all types of Americans in that particular group. From a wealth of government surveys, social worker histories, economic data, family diaries and letters, newspaper and magazine features, these unique volumes assemble a rema
"A Universal Reference Book."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 10, 2015).
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
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