The peoples of Philadelphia : a history of ethnic groups and lower-class life, 1790-1940 / edited by Allen F. Davis and Mark H. Haller.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Davis, Allen Freeman, 1931-

Haller, Mark H., 1928-

Series:

Pennsylvania paperbacks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Minorities--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History.

Minorities.

Poor--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History.

Poor.

History.

Philadelphia (Pa.)--Ethnic relations.

Philadelphia (Pa.).

Philadelphia (Pa.)--Race relations.

Philadelphia (Pa.)--Social conditions.

Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Physical Description:

x, 303 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 1998.

Summary:

Although much has been written about upper-class Philadelphians, only in recent decades have historians paid attention to the Jews and working-class blacks, the immigrant Irish, Italians, and Poles who settled in the city and gave such sections as Moyamensing, Southwark, South Philadelphia, and Kensington their vitality and distinctive flavor. In The Peoples of Philadelphia, the authors draw on census schedules, court records, city directories, and tax records as well as newspaper files and other sources to give a picture of the ways in which these less privileged groups of Philadelphians lived. The resulting twelve studies tell a fascinating story that often contradicts the commonly held view of Philadelphia. What emerges is a picture of Philadelphia radically different from the conventional portrait of a staid old city, corrupt and contented. The men and women of Philadelphia who emerge in these pages are anything but staid, and certainly not contented.

Notes:

Originally published: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 1973.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Given to the Penn Libraries by Margy Ellin Meyerson in memory of her husband, President Emeritus Martin Meyerson.

ISBN:

0812216709

OCLC:

38948416