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From Abolition to Rights for All

The Making of a Reform Community in the Nineteenth Century

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From Abolition to Rights for All

The Making of a Reform Community in the Nineteenth Century

By: John T. Cumbler

The Civil War was not the end, as is often thought, of reformist activism among abolitionists. After emancipation was achieved, they broadened their struggle to pursue equal rights for women, state medicine, workers' rights, fair wages, immigrants' rights, care of the poor, and a right to decent housing and a healthy environment. Focusing on the work of a key group of activists from 1835 to the dawn of the twentieth century, From Abolition to Rights for All investigates how reformers, linked together and radicalized by their shared experiences in the abolitionist struggle, articulated a core natural rights ideology and molded it into a rationale for successive reform movements. The book follows the abolitionists' struggles and successes in organizing a social movement. For a time after the Civil War these reformers occupied major positions of power, only to be rebuffed in the later years of the nineteenth century as the larger society rejected their inclusive understanding of natural rights. The narrative of perseverance among this small group would be a continuing source of inspiration for reform. The pattern they established—local organization, expansive vision, and eventual challenge by powerful business interests and individuals—would be mirrored shortly thereafter by Progressives.

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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0812203828

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9780812203820

A Social History of Economic Decline

Business, Politics, and Work in Trenton

By: John T. Cumbler

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A Social History of Economic Decline

Business, Politics, and Work in Trenton

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Nineteenth-century Trenton, New Jersey, was a booming commercial and manufacturing center for iron, rubber, steel cables, machine tools, and pottery. Trenton's golden age lasted until the 1920s, when many local industries were bought out by national companies. The story of the subsequent social, political, and economic decline of Trenton is also the story of twentieth-century urban America. John Cumbler analyzes the decline of Trenton in terms of the transition from civic capitalism to national capitalism.

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Rutgers University Press

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081351374X

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9780813513744

A Moral Response to Industrialism

The Lectures of Reverend Cook in Lynn, Massachusetts

By: John T. Cumbler

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A Moral Response to Industrialism

The Lectures of Reverend Cook in Lynn, Massachusetts

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In the 1870s and 1880s, Joseph Cook was a fiery young congregational minister in the industrial town of Lynn, Massachusetts. His extraordinarily successful series of "music hall" lectures on factory reform and industrialism earned him renown as an articulate spokesman for the troubled middle class in the industrializing Northeast. The lectures touch on such topics as child labor, social control, urbanization, the theater and the press—with Cook always vehemently opposing the evils of the factory system. The first full-length study contains these fascinating lectures, as well as responses to them by the manufacturers and the community. They are presented in the context of the changing times in which they originated.

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State University of New York Press

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1438400160

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9781438400167

Northeast and Midwest United States

An Environmental History

By: John T. Cumbler

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Northeast and Midwest United States

An Environmental History

By: John T. Cumbler

An engaging, personalized look at the interplay between people and nature in the northeastern and midwestern United States, from prehistory to the present. The Northeast and Midwest regions of the United States provide a fascinating case study for the emergent field of environmental history. These regions, with their varied resources, were central to the early economic success of the nation. Consequently, the early industries in these regions altered and depleted the landscape as people changed their locations and occupations. Fishing and whaling on the northeastern coast have given way to tourism and sailing. The great stands of timber around the Great Lakes have been replaced by farms and dairies. The textile mills, powered by the falls of the Piedmont and once yielding wealth, now stand empty. That humans shape their environment and, in turn, must respond to the consequences is broadly obvious. Using the voices of historical figures, both notable and obscure, this book brings to life the interaction between humans and their environments and illustrates the consequences of those interactions. Part of ABC-CLIO's unique Nature and Human Societies series, this book enables readers to better understand humanity's effect on the environment.

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340

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1576079104

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9781576079102

Reasonable Use

The People, the Environment, and the State, New England 1790-1930

By: John T. Cumbler

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The People, the Environment, and the State, New England 1790-1930

By: John T. Cumbler

This book is a study of the impact of industrialization and urbanization on the environment of New England in general and the Connecticut River Valley in particular, and of the varied public responses the impact engendered. The narrative engages the reader with biographical vignettes woven into the larger narrative and crosses several historical fields by combining industrial, urban, environmental, legal, and political history.

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Oxford University Press

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0195350162

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Working-Class Community in Industrial America

Work, Leisure, and Struggle in Two Industrial Cities, 1880$1930

By: John T. Cumbler

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Working-Class Community in Industrial America

Work, Leisure, and Struggle in Two Industrial Cities, 1880$1930

By: John T. Cumbler

New World Coming: The Sixties and the Shaping of Global Consciousnessis a collection of the most innovative essays from a major international conference of the same name, held at Queen's University from June 13¿, 2007. The collection examines the many ways in which a "global consciousness" was forged during the Sixties. In various sections, essays examine the ways revolution was imagined throughout the Sixties, the implications of the "nation" for various liberation movements, the complex politicization of bodies during this time, and the enduring legacy of the period in terms of lasting political movements and cultural landscapes. Featuring a colour insert of protest poster art, this is the first anthology of its kind to bring scholars from many areas of the world together to discuss and debate the meaning and impact of these vastly transformative years.

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310

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Praeger

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0313206155

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9780313206153

Picnic on Great Island

By: John T. Cumbler

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Picnic on Great Island

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Back in the nineteenth century, in a quaint coastal town, a family sailed to Great Island for a picnic. Great Island was a very special place. Nobody lived there. At the tip, sat a beautiful white sandy beach behind which was a thick forest known as the enchanted woods. Almost no one went there, and children told stores of wild goings on in those mysterious woods. After arriving and eating the picnic lunch, the children—Blueberry Girl, Emmett, and Raspberry—asked permission to explore the enchanted woods. Before long, they met Goody Bear and found themselves following this friendly, talking, stout bear deep into the forest, not having a clue where they were going, where they were, or who they were following. What an adventure! A fantasy, this picture book for children shares a story about confronting bullying and resolving conflict.

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Archway Publishing

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1665719710

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Reasonable Use

The People, the Environment, and the State, New England, 1790-1930

By: John T. Cumbler

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The People, the Environment, and the State, New England, 1790-1930

By: John T. Cumbler

This text is a study of the impact of industrialization and urbanization on the environment of New England in general and the Connecticut River Valley in particular, and of the varied public responses to the change engendered by the impact. Part one begins with a look at the early ways of life in the valley such as the struggle to extract a living and the transformation away from settled agriculture. Part two looks at the responses to these changes and into the roots of emerging social, economic, and political conflicts in the region. Part three argues that out of these conflicts emerged the idea of the state as mediating influence.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0195138139

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A Moral Response to Industrialism

The Lectures of Reverend Cook in Lynn, Massachusetts

By: John T. Cumbler

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A Moral Response to Industrialism

The Lectures of Reverend Cook in Lynn, Massachusetts

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From Abolition to Rights for All

From Abolition to Rights for All

A Social History of Economic Decline

A Social History of Economic Decline

A Moral Response to Industrialism

A Moral Response to Industrialism

Northeast and Midwest United States

Northeast and Midwest United States

Reasonable Use

Reasonable Use

Working-Class Community in Industrial America

Working-Class Community in Industrial America

Picnic on Great Island

Picnic on Great Island

Reasonable Use

Reasonable Use

A Moral Response to Industrialism

A Moral Response to Industrialism

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