Where We Worked A Celebration Of America's Workers And The Nation They Built

A lavishly illustrated tribute to the American workerWhere We Workedpresents a richly illustrated and beautifully evocative panorama of the experience of work and the workplace in America during the golden age of laborfrom the Industrial Revolution to the monumental task of building an economic and military superpower that was able to defeat fascism and spread democracy throughout the world. Replete with 400 photos, this highly readablebook comprises powerful images of workers in their workplaces, first-person accounts of men and women at work, and an engaging historical narrative. Chapters include "Working the Land," which takes us from farming in the North to the long hard death of slavery in the South; "Workshop and Household," which covers the mechanic's world, shoemaking and printing, and the transition from shops to factories; "Wrestling with Nature," an homage to those who have toiled to draw the wealth of America's natural resources in the areas of lumber, coal, and oil; and "Power and Production," which looks at the textile, railroad, steel, and car industries, as well as office work.Jack Larkinis the former museum scholar and chief historian at Old Sturbridge Village in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, and affiliate professor of history at Clark University. He is the author ofWhere We LivedandThe Reshaping of Everyday Life: 17901840, and the editor ofOld Sturbridge Village Cookbook(Globe Pequot Press).

Jack Larkin is the former museum scholar and chief historian at Old Sturbridge Village in

Sturbridge, Massachussetts, affiliate professor of history at Clark University, and a frequent consultant and lecturer for museums and historical organizations. A Chicago native and graduate of Harvard College and Brandeis University, Larkin is author of Where We Worked, published with the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and The Reshaping of Everyday Life 1790-1840, which was a Distinguished Finalist for the PEN/Martha Albrand Award for Nonfiction in 1989.