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YA-Modern readers meet and get to know young women of the early 19th century in these letters to or from New England girls who left home to work in factories or mills. These primary sources describe in detail their economic concerns, motivation, the work itself, their friends and social lives, and their concerns about their loved ones at home. The editor's lengthy introduction describes the period and provides excellent background material for researchers. His prologues to each group of letters provide context, but it is the details and affectionate terms used by the correspondents that will make 20th-century students feel as though they are making new friends. Black-and-white photographs add interest and enable readers to visualize the situations. Many grammar and spelling errors show the educational level achieved by these women. The index is brief but enables topical searches to be made.
Claudia Moore, W.T. Woodson High School, Fairfax, VA
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Claudia Moore, W.T. Woodson High School, Fairfax, VA
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Adds an important human dimension to our understanding of early American industrialization. -- Library Journal
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