The clerk's tale
Subtitle: young men and moral life in nineteenth-century America
By: Thomas Augst.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 321
Subjects: Young men -- United States -- Social conditions -- 19th century; Young men -- United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century; Young men -- United States -- Intellectual life -- History -- 19th century; Self-culture -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Literacy -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century; United States -- Social conditions -- 19th century; Middle class -- United States -- History -- 19th century
Description: Thousands of men left their families for the bustling cities of nineteenth century America, where many of them found work as clerks. This work recounts their story, describing the struggle of aspiring businessmen to come of age at the dawn of the modern era.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-307) and index.