WORKING AMERICANS 1770-1869
VOLUME IX: FROM THE REVOLUTIONARY
WAR TO THE CIVIL WAR
Working Americans 1770-1869: From the Revolutionary War to the Civil War examines what life was like for the earliest of Americans. Intriguing profiles in each decade-long chapter are supplemented with information on current events, community issues, pricing of the times and news articles to give the reader a broader understanding of what was happening in that individual’s world and how it shaped their life.
Family Profiles, Historical Snapshots & News Features
- 1772 Profile: Anna Baffin
- 1776 News Feature
- 1776 Profile: Father Francisco Mourelle
- 1778 Profile: Jonathan Forbes, British Merchant
- 1780 Profile: Rachel Findley, Slave
- 1781 Profile: Jacob Nevell, Apprentice Doctor
- 1786 News Feature
- 1787 Profile: Karl Zimmer, German-born Gunsmith
- 1793 Profile: Quriryn Kester, Dutch-born Entrepreneur
- 1797 News Feature
- 1798 Profile: Andrew Bartling, Farmer
- 1799 Profile: Benjamin and Joshua Morse, Cabinetmakers
- 1800 Profile: John Ingles, Store Owner
- 1802 News Feature
- 1805 Profile: Edward Jenkins, Lawyer
- 1808 Profile: John Eliot, Minister
- 1810 Profile: Lucy Childress, Former Estate Matron
- 1813 Profile: Banks Copening, Farmer and Soldier
- 1815 Profile: John Lewis, Logger and Whiskey Maker
- 1819 News Feature
- 1823 Profile: Caleb Hope, Sailor
- 1824 News Feature
- 1826 Profile: Sarah Goodwin, Schoolteacher
- 1829_profile: Ian Llewellyn, Erie Canal Horse Driver
- 1834 Profile: Joseph Lyons, College Graduate
- 1836 Profile: Osborne Gibson, Animal Trapper
- 1837 News Feature
- 1838 Profile: Colonel Edmund Gordon Lang, Slave Trader
- 1846 Profile: Gail Warlick, Textile Mill Worker
- 1848 Profile: Benjamin Reed, General Store Worker
- 1849 News Feature
- 1849 Profile: Alvin Grunn, Postal Worker