Farmers and fishermen : two centuries of work in Essex County, Massachusetts, 1630-1850 /
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| Author / Creator: | Vickers, Daniel, 1952- |
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| Imprint: | Chapel Hill : Published for the Institute of Early American History and Culture, by the University of North Carolina Press, 1994. |
| Description: | p. cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1616809 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Improving the Lord's Garden. Competency. Commerce. Contradiction
- 2. Farmers, 1630-1700. The Rural Economy of England. Settlement. Laborers, Servants, and Exchanging Works. Fathers and Sons. Tenancy
- 3. Fishermen, 1630-1675. The Rise of the North Atlantic Fisheries. Launching the Fishery in New England. Merchant Patrons. Fishing Clients. Work. Society
- 4. Fishermen, 1675-1775. Shallops to Schooners. Clientage to Free Labor. Seaport Fishermen in Marblehead and Salem. Cottage Fishermen on Cape Ann
- 5. Farmers, 1700-1775. Markets and Production. Fathers and Sons. Servants and Slaves. Free Labor and Exchanging Works. By-employments
- 6. Fishermen, Farmers, and Manufactures, 1775-1850. Fishing. Farming. Manufacture.