Class and Community: The Industrial Revolution in Lynn (Harvard Studies in Urban History)

viii, 301 pp. "The author brilliantly examines the structure and culture of Lynn shoemakers, their relations with the owners, changes in their work situation due to the displacement of craft skills by factory machines, local and vocational distribution of property and income, social and geographical mobility, and the interactions among the workers, the industry and the town... Diligent research, unearthing of new information, sophisticated conceptualization, imaginative thinking, and compassion and commitment make this book an extraordinary contribution in American social and economic history."