Paxson, who subjected the manuscript to criticism from the point of view
of General American History.

S.P.

FOOTNOTE:

[1] See his _Labor and Administration_, Chapter XIV (Macmillan, 1913).




CONTENTS

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PREFACE v


PART I. THE STRUGGLE FOR SURVIVAL

CHAPTER

1 LABOR MOVEMENTS BEFORE THE CIVIL WAR

(1) Early Beginnings, to 1827 8
(2) Equal Citizenship, 1827-1832 9
(3) The Period of the "Wild-Cat" Prosperity,
1833-1837 18
(4) The Long Depression, 1837-1862 29