After the Siege : A Social History of Boston, 1775-1800 / / Jacqueline Barbara Carr ; [new foreword by Jonathan M. Chu].

• VerfasserIn: Carr, Jacqueline Barbara, 1954-
• TeilnehmendeR: Chu, Jonathan M.,
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 online resource xix, 318 pages) :; illustrations, maps
• Notes: Open access edition supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities / Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Humanities Open Book Program.; The text of this book is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No derivatives 4.0 International License; Reprint of 2005 edition with new foreword.

Drawing on extensive primary sources, including ward tax assessors' Taking Books, church records, census records, birth and marriage records, newspaper accounts, and town directories, Jacqueline Barbara Carr brings to life Boston's remarkable rebirth as a flourishing cosmopolitan city at the dawn of the nineteenth century. She examines this watershed period in the city's social and cultural history from the perspective of the town's ordinary men and women, both white and African American, recreating the determined community of laborers, artisans, tradesmen, mechanics, and seamen who demonstrated an incredible perseverance in reshaping their shattered town and lives. Originally published by Northeastern University Press in 2005. With a new foreword by Jonathan M. Chu.

Table of Contents

The siege of Boston -- The character of the town -- The well-ordered town -- Bostonians at work -- The politics of leisure.