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Social and economic networks in early Massachusetts : Atlantic connections /

"An examination of the non-English communities of early Massachusetts"--Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hamilton, Marsha L., 1961-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2009]
Subjects:
Massachusetts > Economic conditions.
Massachusetts > Ethnic relations.
Massachusetts > Social life and customs > To 1775.
Ethnicity > Massachusetts > History.
Community life > Massachusetts > History.
Social networks > Massachusetts > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: British and Atlantic networks in early Massachusetts
  • The idea of community in early Massachusetts
  • Laborers in early Massachusetts : ironworkers at Saugus
  • British communities : agricultural laborers and tenant farmers in Essex County
  • Massachusetts merchants : from British to Atlantic networks
  • Community and identity in early Massachusetts
  • Conclusion: into the eighteenth century
  • Appendix: population estimates.