If you could live in 19th century America, what job would you want? Sheriff? Prospector? Westbound settlers created many such opportunities, but the country’s economy also involved “careers” no one would ever choose, like slavery. Explore this unique job guide and witness the sweeping changes of the 1800s through the eyes of the workers who helped shape it. You’ll discover frontier jobs like cartographer (don’t mistake a buffalo herd for a forest, as one unlucky mapmaker did) and wartime jobs such as doughboys (Civil War soldiers named for their bulgy buttons). Some occupations lost out to new technology (glassblowers couldn’t complete with 1,800 bottles-per-hour machines). Others, like elevator operator, were created by it. And some, like social reformers, sought to change the world itself. Featuring a timeline of the 1800s and upbeat illustrations, this fascinating guide is sure to employ readers’ senses of history and humour.
Paperback
96 pages
By Laurie Coulter
Illustrated by Martha Newbigging
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