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Author Luskey, Brian P., author.

Title Men is cheap : exposing the frauds of free labor in Civil War America / Brian P. Luskey.

Publication Info. Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2020]
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Description 1 online resource (279 pages).
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Civil War America
Civil War America (Series)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Black republican -- Bargains worse than fraudulent -- Capital in self -- Worthy of his hire -- The draft, popularized -- A great social problem.
Summary "Men Is Cheap shows how the concepts of military and domestic necessity were connected in white northerners' minds and clarifies what they thought the war was fought over. In the process of winning the war, white northerners were forced to grapple with the frauds of free labor. Labor brokers, by helping to staff the Union military and Yankee households, did indispensable work that helped the northern state and northern employers emerge victorious"-- Provided by publisher.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Working class -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Working class.
United States.
History.
Chronological Term 19th century
Subject Labor -- Social aspects -- United States.
Labor -- Social aspects.
Labor.
Employment agencies -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Employment agencies.
Social aspects.
Capitalism -- Social aspects -- United States.
Capitalism -- Social aspects.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Recruiting, enlistment, etc.
United States -- Social conditions -- 19th century.
Social conditions.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Public opinion.
American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)
Chronological Term 1800-1899
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
Other Form: Print version: Luskey, Brian P. Men Is Cheap : Exposing the Frauds of Free Labor in Civil War America. Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2020 9781469654324
ISBN 9781469654348 (electronic book)
1469654342 (electronic book)
9781469654331 (electronic book)
1469654334 (electronic book)
9781469654324
1469654326

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