Worlds Apart: Life of the Wealthy in 19th-century America, The
Wealth has always been unevenly distributed in the United States. Even at the time of the Revolution almost half of the wealth was concentrated in an estimated 10% of the population. With the rise of capitalism in the mid-19th century that disparity...
Worlds Apart: Experience of the Poor. The
The contrast between the lives of the wealthy and their servants underscores the widening gap between rich and poor. The life of the exploited--the hours they work, the jobs they are asked to do, the conditions they live in--are not what any person ...
Worlds Apart: Emerging Middle Class, The
Despite the visibility of the very rich and the very poor, what is new in 19th century America is the emergence of a middle class. It isn't just money that makes people members of the middle class, it is what they choose to do with their funds and t...