Making Houses, Crafting Capitalism: Builders in Philadelphia, 1790-1850

by Donna J. Rilling

Book Overview

In the decades after the American Revolution, as Philadelphia became a center of political and economic power, the city experienced extraordinary population growth, increasing from 60,000 to 400,000 inhabitants between 1790 and 1850. By tracing the business strategies of several hundred housebuilders during this period--a medley of traditional craft workers, emerging entrepreneurs, and hustling speculators--Making Houses, Crafting Capitalism...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812235800
• ISBN13: 9780812235807
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.1"