A look at what kind of work Americans did, the homes they lived in, the goods they bought, the entertainment they sought, and the society and history that shape

Records the actual prices of thousands of items that consumers purchased, from the Colonial Era to the Civil War.

Each volume in the widely-successful Working Americans series focuses on a particular type of American and illustrates what life was like for that group from th

Each of the first three volumes in the Working Americans series focuses on a particular class of Americans, The Working Class, The Middle Class, and the Upper C