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Bending is not breaking : adaptation and persistence among 19th century Lancaster artisans

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo17575
Author
Winpenny, Thomas R.
Date of Publication
c1990.
Call Number
331.794 W776
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Thomas R. Winpenny.
ISBN
9780819178756 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780819178763 (paper : alk. paper)
Author
Winpenny, Thomas R.
Place of Publication
Lanham
Publisher
University Press of America,
Date of Publication
c1990.
Physical Description
xviii, 116 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Chapter: Thriving activity in a growing urban center, Lancaster's 18th century craft tradition ///The Lancaster artisan in 1819, the spectre of depression beyond the golden age /// Lancaster artisans in an industrializing society,1850 /// Changing work techniques as a key to persistence /// Cultural factors as a key to persistence /// The artisan in 1880 , adapting and surviving in a maturing industrial society
Summary
Examines how the industrial revolution affected the lives and work of artisans in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The author seeks to correct the historical assumption that the rise of the factory system brought nothing but misery and hardship by showing how Lancaster weathered the challenge successfully.
Subjects
Artisans - Pennsylvania - Lancaster
Working classes - History
Pennsylvania
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
331.794 W776
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Business and industry of Lancaster County

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo2668
Edition
Centennial editions.
Date of Publication
1998.
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Responsibility
edited by Dr. Thomas R. Winpenny and John W.W. Loose.
Edition
Centennial editions.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1998.
Physical Description
342-472 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v.100, no. 4.
Notes
This edition of the journal reprints multiple articles from past journal issues.
Subjects
Business enterprises - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Industries - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Additional Author
Loose, John Ward Willson.
Winpenny, Thomas R.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 100, number 4 (1998), p. 342-472Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.100, no.4
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Who needs engineers to improve an urban water system? : Lancaster's bursting reservoir provided plenty of water

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Author
Winpenny, Thomas R.
Date of Publication
1992.
expertise, that contributed to flooding the west side of Lancaster. It is assumed that sophis- ticated construction projects such as reservoirs are challenging even under ideal circumstances. In brief, tight-fisted town fathers were asking for trouble and they got it. Water and the 19th-Century City
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Responsibility
by Thomas R. Winpenny, PH.D.
Author
Winpenny, Thomas R.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1992.
Physical Description
[66]-76 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 94, no. 3
Subjects
Water-supply - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Reservoirs - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 94, number 3 (1992), p. 66-76Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.94
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