FREE Kindle or Nook eBook - New York City Cartmen, 1667-1850

From the eReaeder Cafe email list, a FREE Kindle or Nook eBook, “New York City Cartmen, 1667-1850” by Graham Russell Gao Hodges.

The "Free" part should be good for at least all of today, Friday, January 24, 2025. But whether today or tomorrow, double-check and make sure the price is still in fact FREE.

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For those outside the US wanting the Kindle version, go to your country's Amazon site. Search for the eBook from there, and see if it's free. The Links below work for the US Amazon site, but (for example) probably won't let you get the book for free at “Amazon Canada”.

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From the Publisher's description:

The cartmen—unskilled workers who hauled goods on one horsecarts—were perhaps the most important labor group in early American cities. The forerunners of the Teamsters Union, these white-frocked laborers moved almost all of the nation’s possessions, touching the lives of virtually every American. New York City Cartmen, 1667–1850 tells the story of this vital group of laborers. Besides documenting the cartmen’s history, the book also demonstrates the tremendous impact of government intervention into the American economy via the creation of labor laws.

The cartmen possessed a hard-nosed political awareness, and because they transported essential goods, they achieved a status in New York City far above their skills or financial worth. Civic support and discrimination helped the cartmen create a community all their own. The cartmen's culture and their relationship with New York's municipal government are the direct ancestors of the city's fabled taxicab drivers.

But this book is about the city itself. It is a stirring street-level account of the growth of New York, growth made possible by the efforts of the cartmen and other unskilled laborers. Containing 23 black-and-white illustrations, New York City Cartmen is informative reading for social, urban, and labor historians.

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