num_pages: 480
description: Chants Democratic is a fascinating reinterpretation of the origins and development of our nation's working class, as seen through the politics, culture, and ideas of New York City during the Jacksonian period. Here, Wilentz explores the dramatic social and intellectual changes thataccompanied early industrialization in New York. Wilentz examines the significant roles played by immigration, religion, and women in the formation of new social classes. Using court records, ceremonial speeches, and art to illuminate the changes of the period, Chants Democratic presents a rich anddetailed portrait of the social life, political battles, and cultural development in the emerging American metropolis.
language: English
title: Chants Democratic: New York City and the Rise of the American Working Class, 1788-1850
titlecomplete: Chants Democratic: New York City and the Rise of the American Working Class, 1788-1850
genres: Labor, Politics, Nonfiction, American History, 19th Century, New York, Urban Studies, History
ratings_count: 235
places: New York City, New York
awards: awardedAt: 441792000000
name: Albert J. Beveridge Award, awardedAt: 473414400000
name: Frederick Jackson Turner Award
publisher: Oxford University Press