Shanty

Some wear on the cover, pages are in good shape, but with some yellowing

A narrative of the city's history from 1845 to 1912, covering the following topics: The Model Town (1845-1850), The Shanty Irish (1850-1865), Decades of Promise - The Mills (1865-1890), Decades of Despair - increase of immigrants and growth of tenement housing (1890-1912), Security in the Family, Security in the Mills - insufficient wages for food and clothing, Security in Groups - Ethnic Clubs, Security in Americanism, The Lawrence Strike (1912), American City (1912-1921). The final section of the book contains population tables, and other statistics related to the city population (1845-1920)

Some wear on the cover, pages are in good shape, but with some yellowing

A narrative of the city's history from 1845 to 1912, covering the following topics: The Model Town (1845-1850), The Shanty Irish (1850-1865), Decades of Promise - The Mills (1865-1890), Decades of Despair - increase of immigrants and growth of tenement housing (1890-1912), Security in the Family, Security in the Mills - insufficient wages for food and clothing, Security in Groups - Ethnic Clubs, Security in Americanism, The Lawrence Strike (1912), American City (1912-1921). The final section of the book contains population tables, and other statistics related to the city population (1845-1920)

Some wear on the cover, pages are in good shape, but with some yellowing

A narrative of the city's history from 1845 to 1912, covering the following topics: The Model Town (1845-1850), The Shanty Irish (1850-1865), Decades of Promise - The Mills (1865-1890), Decades of Despair - increase of immigrants and growth of tenement housing (1890-1912), Security in the Family, Security in the Mills - insufficient wages for food and clothing, Security in Groups - Ethnic Clubs, Security in Americanism, The Lawrence Strike (1912), American City (1912-1921). The final section of the book contains population tables, and other statistics related to the city population (1845-1920)

Some wear on the cover, pages are in good shape, but with some yellowing

A narrative of the city's history from 1845 to 1912, covering the following topics: The Model Town (1845-1850), The Shanty Irish (1850-1865), Decades of Promise - The Mills (1865-1890), Decades of Despair - increase of immigrants and growth of tenement housing (1890-1912), Security in the Family, Security in the Mills - insufficient wages for food and clothing, Security in Groups - Ethnic Clubs, Security in Americanism, The Lawrence Strike (1912), American City (1912-1921). The final section of the book contains population tables, and other statistics related to the city population (1845-1920)

Some wear on the cover, pages are in good shape, but with some yellowing

A narrative of the city's history from 1845 to 1912, covering the following topics: The Model Town (1845-1850), The Shanty Irish (1850-1865), Decades of Promise - The Mills (1865-1890), Decades of Despair - increase of immigrants and growth of tenement housing (1890-1912), Security in the Family, Security in the Mills - insufficient wages for food and clothing, Security in Groups - Ethnic Clubs, Security in Americanism, The Lawrence Strike (1912), American City (1912-1921). The final section of the book contains population tables, and other statistics related to the city population (1845-1920)

Some wear on the cover, pages are in good shape, but with some yellowing

A narrative of the city's history from 1845 to 1912, covering the following topics: The Model Town (1845-1850), The Shanty Irish (1850-1865), Decades of Promise - The Mills (1865-1890), Decades of Despair - increase of immigrants and growth of tenement housing (1890-1912), Security in the Family, Security in the Mills - insufficient wages for food and clothing, Security in Groups - Ethnic Clubs, Security in Americanism, The Lawrence Strike (1912), American City (1912-1921). The final section of the book contains population tables, and other statistics related to the city population (1845-1920)

Some wear on the cover, pages are in good shape, but with some yellowing

A narrative of the city's history from 1845 to 1912, covering the following topics: The Model Town (1845-1850), The Shanty Irish (1850-1865), Decades of Promise - The Mills (1865-1890), Decades of Despair - increase of immigrants and growth of tenement housing (1890-1912), Security in the Family, Security in the Mills - insufficient wages for food and clothing, Security in Groups - Ethnic Clubs, Security in Americanism, The Lawrence Strike (1912), American City (1912-1921). The final section of the book contains population tables, and other statistics related to the city population (1845-1920)

Some wear on the cover, pages are in good shape, but with some yellowing

A narrative of the city's history from 1845 to 1912, covering the following topics: The Model Town (1845-1850), The Shanty Irish (1850-1865), Decades of Promise - The Mills (1865-1890), Decades of Despair - increase of immigrants and growth of tenement housing (1890-1912), Security in the Family, Security in the Mills - insufficient wages for food and clothing, Security in Groups - Ethnic Clubs, Security in Americanism, The Lawrence Strike (1912), American City (1912-1921). The final section of the book contains population tables, and other statistics related to the city population (1845-1920)

Book cover slightly worn.

The violence and radicalism connected with the 1912 strike left the impression that Lawrence was a slum-ridden city inhabited by un-American revolutionaries. This book is a study of Lawrence which reveals that Lawrence was very different. The population was almost all immigrants at that time.

Book cover slightly worn.

The violence and radicalism connected with the 1912 strike left the impression that Lawrence was a slum-ridden city inhabited by un-American revolutionaries. This book is a study of Lawrence which reveals that Lawrence was very different. The population was almost all immigrants at that time.