Artisan Workers in the Upper South: Petersburg, Virginia, 1820-1865

by L. Diane Barnes and Diane Barnes

Book Overview

Though deeply entrenched in antebellum life, the artisans who lived and worked in Petersburg, Virginia, in the 1800s -- including carpenters, blacksmiths, coach makers, bakers, and other skilled craftsmen -- helped transform their planter-centered agricultural community into one of the most industrialized cities in the Upper South. These mechanics, as the artisans called themselves, successfully lobbied for new railroad lines and other amenities...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807133132
• ISBN13: 9780807133132
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.2"