Defending a Way of Life

Defending a Way of LifeThis book profiles an American community in the nineteenth century to show the larger process by which the nation was transformed from a life close to the frontier to that characteristic of industrial capitalism. Michael Cassity considers this economic change from the broader perspective of an historian of the American people, offering insights into its social implications and consequences. With graceful and moving prose, Cassity focuses on the

It then moves on to examine mechanisms of resistance

and to explore the nature of technological change in the U

196 original b&w photographs

rendering perceptible what otherwise remains insensible

In a very short period of time

and theatre enthusiasts will find much in these pages to inform

20 b&w illus

tagging and security

Since no such fleet existed in 1841

UA can be used within community-based research as a tool to build cohesion and to solve problems in the city

Michael Beenstock

His annotated translation of the Arabian Nights (1839–41) retains a devoted readership