Revolutionary economies : what archaeology reveals about the birth of American capitalism / Thomas W. Cuddy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cuddy, Thomas W., 1968-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social archaeology--Chesapeake Bay Region (Md. and Va.).

Social archaeology.

Urban archaeology--Chesapeake Bay Region (Md. and Va.).

Urban archaeology.

Bakeries--Maryland--Annapolis--History--18th century.

Bakeries.

Bakeries--Virginia--Alexandria--History--18th century.

Capitalism--Social aspects--Maryland--Annapolis--History--18th century.

Capitalism.

Capitalism--Social aspects--Virginia--Alexandria--History--18th century.

Capitalism--Social aspects.

History.

Annapolis (Md.)--Economic conditions--18th century.

Annapolis (Md.).

Alexandria (Va.)--Economic conditions--18th century.

Alexandria (Va.).

Chesapeake Bay Region (Md. and Va.)--Economic conditions--18th century.

Chesapeake Bay Region (Md. and Va.).

Capitalism--Social aspects--United States--History--18th century.

United States.

Virginia--Alexandria.

Maryland--Annapolis.

Physical Description:

viii, 157 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD : AltaMira Press, [2008]

Summary:

Revolutionary Economies explores the roots of American capitalism through the archaeology and history of the Chesapeake Bay region. Thomas W. Cuddy looks at the archaeological evidence concerning Revolutionary-period bakers and businessmen (some of whom had been students of Adam Smith in Scotland) in Annapolis, Maryland, and Alexandria, Virginia, to examine the development of local production systems that characterized these important early American urban centers. Revolutionary Economies charts the stages of production from household manufacturing to larger workshops to mechanized factories and opens a window on the country's economic history. The volume's blend of archaeology, history, and economics makes it a prototypical study in historical archaeology.

Contents:

2 Annapolis and 99 Main Street 25

3 Fire and the Grammar Bakery 43

4 Money and Markets-The Scots Model 59

5 Alexandria and the Mechanization of Baking 83

6 Capitalism in the Chesapeake 113

Appendix Emancipation in the United States, by Samuel Janney (1844) 131.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-152) and index.

ISBN:

9780759111783

0759111782

9780759111790

0759111790

OCLC:

227571732