Understanding Bonds & Gilts in a Day (Understand in a Day)

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Here is an easy-to-read, non-technical guide to the workings of the international bond market. It shows potential investors, and those who already have a stake in the bond markets, how to assess the potential risks and rewards, offering a simple-to-follow set of criteria on which to base investment decisions. Even the most arithmetic shy will learn how to calculate the yield on a bond and to plan an income-based portfolio. For the more seasoned investor, there are sets of bond strategies laid out so the reader can evaluate holdings and choose a suitable course of investment.

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Inspired by her in-laws' recollections of working in coal country, Susan Campbell Bartoletti has gathered the voices of men, women, and children who immigrated to and worked in northeastern Pennsylvania at the turn of the century. The story that emerges is not just a story of long hours, little pay, and hazardous working conditions; it is also the uniquely American story of immigrant families working together to make a new life for themselves. It is a story of hardship and sacrifice, yet also of triumph and the fulfillment of hopes and dreams.

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The Best Book About Coal Mine History.......2006-05-14

I love this book. There are more photos than any other book I've found about the history of coal mining in America. I'm so thankful that this book is out there. The photos of children who worked in the coal mine are heartbreaking. Much praise is heaped.

growing up (or not) in coal country.......2002-04-12

i've been researching the history of the anthracite region and specifically the experience of miners and their families, and this was one of the most useful books i've seen. by detailing the different jobs the boys in the mines did, bartoletti also manages to describe how a mine worked in ways that other books on mining don't really explain. it covers the whole process by telling stories about the different jobs the kids did.

the photos too are wonderful. you get a real sense of how much these kids are both children and yet so remarkably grown up, just from the looks in their eyes.

the stories about them range from terrifically sad (i cried a few times) to heartwarming and sweet. the book doesn't come off as bombast or pure sentiment, but keeps a very journalistic view of these kids & their reality.

i highly recommend it.

Glimpses from a bygone era.......2000-11-05

This is a fascinating book about the life and times of the coal miners in Pennsylvania when "coal was king" and child labor laws were things of the future. The photographs, especially those involving children, are haunting; and Susan Bartoletti's text is lucid and poignant. Impressions of the "breaker boys", "nippers", "spraggers", and the "fire boss" lingered in my mind long after I finished reading this book.

Growing Up in Coal Country.......2000-08-16

A very interesting little book for anyone who grew up in or has an interest in the history of the Pennsylvania Anthracite Region. The stories in this book apply to so many thousands of families that lived there and tried so hard to make a living under the harshest of conditions. Life was anything but easy for the anthracite miner and his family - no medical insurance (but then medical care was almost non-existent), no paid holidays, just dirty and dangerous work. The book is brief, reads easy but generally does a good job of telling it like it was back then and in that place.

Pricing the Priceless Child: The Changing Social Value of Children

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The shifting value of children

Pricing the Priceless Child: The Changing Social Value of Children
Viviana A. Zelizer
Manufacturer: Princeton University Press
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ASIN: 0691034591

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In this landmark book, sociologist Viviana Zelizer traces the emergence of the modern child, at once economically "useless" and emotionally "priceless," from the late 1800s to the 1930s. Having established laws removing many children from the marketplace, turn-of-the-century America was discovering new, sentimental criteria to determine a child's monetary worth. The heightened emotional status of children resulted, for example, in the legal justification of children's life insurance policies and in large damages awarded by courts to their parents in the event of death. A vivid account of changing attitudes toward children, this book dramatically illustrates the limits of economic views of life that ignore the pervasive role of social, cultural, emotional, and moral factors in our marketplace world.

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A classic.......2006-05-07

When one begins reading about the history of childhood, one book is almost universally cited: this one. And with good reason -- it's a clear compelling study of a surprising change in the way children were viewed. Each chapter picks a particular topic (child labor, child burial, wrongful death) and amasses copious evidence to show a massive change in the way children were viewed, from purely economic actors (who aided with their parent's work) to priceless bundles of joy.

The evidence is artfully collected but hearing the same story again and again gets to be a little old. I wish that instead of simply amassing more evidence, Zelizer stepped back a little and investigated the causes of such a massive change or at least provided us with more details about her theory.

The shifting value of children.......2000-05-15

In this thoroughly researched and well-written book, Zelizer tackles a formidable and important subject: the shifting economic and social value of American children. Her point of entry into the discussion of the history of childhood rests on a clearly defined thesis: as the economic value of children decreased in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, children's emotional and spiritual value gained ascendancy. Zelizar examines the vital roles of child labor and child work -- two very different, but related, concepts -- in the formation of the modern American child, neatly and compellingly charting the relationship between the nineteenth-century forebear and its twentieth-century counterpart. For example, the early twentieth-century child factory laborer represents the concept of child labor -- children who help to support their family by turning over their wages and working extra hours. The mid-to-late-twentieth-century child indulges in "child work" such as baby sitting or delivering papers, often earning an allowance he or she can keep since the object is to teach a child the values of money and responsibility. Zelizer offers explanations and rationales for such phenomena as the early twentieth-century rise of playgrounds in urban areas, the struggle of child actors to keep their hard-earned fortunes, and the history of the rise of black-market babies in the twentieth century. Zelizer's study is compelling for any reader and a must-read for anyone interested in children's history or children's literature.

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One child's response
Labor History Lives!

Kids On Strike!
Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin
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ASIN: 0395888921

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Kids on Strike! tells the story of children who stood up for their rights against powerful company owners, from a "turn-out" in Lowell, Massachusetts, in 1836 led by eleven-year-old Harriet Hanson to the dramatic strike of 1912 in Lawrence, Massachusetts. By the early 1900s nearly two million children were in the United States work force. Their tiny fingers, strong eyesight, and boundless energy made them perfect employees. But after years and years of working long hours every day under harsh and inhumane conditions, children began to organize and make demands in order to protect themselves. They fought for better wages, fairer housing costs, and safer working environments. Susan Campbell Bartoletti tells of labor strikes led by young people throughout the United States. Illustrated with more than one hundred photographs from newspapers and journals as well as with the work of photographer Lewis Hine, this book provides an inside look at the individual and gripping events that shaped t

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One child's response.......2000-08-02

My seven-year-old daughter is reading this book now. This morning, she said to me, "Daddy, I'm so glad you got me this book from the library. But there's one thing I don't like: those companies were so mean! And why? Because of money, that's why! But those people aren't any better than other people are. It's just the way the black people used to be treated, it wasn't fair. People should be treated nicely, not just the rich people, that's what I think." So if you want to nurture a sense of social justice (and maybe a little social rebellion) in your child, this seems to be a good book. I can't wait to read it when she's done.

Labor History Lives!.......2000-03-30

Kids on Strike is an excellent introduction to U.S. labor history. The book is well-researched and enhanced by the addition of a chapter-by-chapter bibliography. Bartoletti uses her journalism background to weave an eloquent and powerful narrative. Even adults will learn something new. I, for instance, was completely unaware of how a teen-age girl led a widespread (and successful) rent strike in New York City in 1907. A great addition to school libraries.

Boys in the Pits: Child Labour in Coal Mines

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Boys in the Pits: Child Labour in Coal Mines
Robert G. McIntosh
Manufacturer: McGill-Queen's University Press
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Working Children (Picture the American Past)

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Working Children (Picture the American Past)
Carol Saller
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ASIN: 1575052768

Child Labor: An American History (Issues in Work and Human Resources)

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Child Labor: An American History (Issues in Work and Human Resources)
Hugh D. Hindman
Manufacturer: M.E. Sharpe
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Lewis W. Hine: Children at Work (Photography)

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Lewis W. Hine, Children At Work
A very Good Book
This book makes history alive and real.

Lewis W. Hine: Children at Work (Photography)
Vicki Goldberg
Manufacturer: Prestel Publishing
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At the dawn of the twenty-first century it is hard to imagine a time when this countrys coal miners and mill workers were elementary-school aged boys. But nine decades ago, it was entirely common to find a seven-year-old boy selling a newspaper, digging in the fields, or standing in an assembly line. Photographer Lewis W. Hines images of these child workers serve as disturbing evidence of Americas dark side, a time before common beliefs about poverty had shifted. Hines photographs inspired the Progressive reform movement and the professionalization of social work. With his camera, Hine (1874-1940) helped make possible the everlasting efforts of the National Child Labor Committee. Lewis Hine: Children at Work explores the world of juvenile workers in mills, mines, canneries, fields, and city streets throughout America with shocking candor and insight. Featuring large, high-quality black-and-white photographs, Children at Work is at once impressive and shocking, beautiful yet utterly heartbreaking. These are images that no adult American will soon forget. The text, by the New York Times photographic critic Vicki Goldberg, chronicles the aims of the NCLC as well as Hines own personal history. A former factory worker and teacher, Hines passion for photography developed out of his need to document the social conditions of his time. He traveled throughout the United States with his camera, hoping to spur anti-child labor lobbyists into action and bring about legislation to curb child labor. Hine was one of this countrys earliest documentaries. His photographs had a dramatic, dual effect: they would inspire legendary social change and, at the same time, imply dignity to laborers of all kinds in various difficult and menial occupations.

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Lewis W. Hine, Children At Work.......2004-10-06

A wonderful synopsis of the crisis that occurred between the late 1800's to the mid 1940's when Child Labor Laws weren't enacted or enforced. To see the life in these photos and the dangers surrounding the kids at work and just the lethargic expressions of a difficult life that they were born into, as young as 4 years of age! Unimaginable to think that this occurred not to long ago... can't imagine our kids going through this now.

A very Good Book.......2003-02-07

this was a excellent book. I have always thought occasionally about child labor but Brushed it off before long. However when i read this book it made it so real and I realized just how powerful its hold on the world had become. Once you read this book you see these children in your minds eye, mistreated and exploted worked to their death with a life not worth living because of selfish peoples never ending greed. Anyone that could do such things to children makes me wonder how far mankind has truly come.

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This book makes history alive and real........2000-09-02

This book is wonderful. You gaze at the pictures and the children seem to stare back at you wanting to tell you their story. I teach social studies and wanted to show my students what child labor in factories and mills was actually like.It is disturbing to witness these barefoot, dirty children working so hard for pennies. Hines photographs allow you, the reader, to view one moment in their lives. We have come so far and thankfully this take of child abuse is no longer allowed in America. This book is a wonderful addition to any classroom or library. We need to know our past before we can shape the future.

Child Labor: Then and Now (Impact Books)

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Child Labor: Then and Now (Impact Books)
Laura Offenhartz Greene
Manufacturer: Franklin Watts
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Binding: School & Library Binding

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The Whiteness of Child Labor Reform in the New South

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A must-read!

The Whiteness of Child Labor Reform in the New South
Shelley Sallee
Manufacturer: University of Georgia Press
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0820324485

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Focusing on Alabama's textile industry, this study looks at the complex motivations behind the "whites-only" route taken by the Progressive reform movement in the South. In the early 1900s, northern mill owners seeking cheaper labor and fewer regulations found the South's doors wide open. Children then comprised over 22 percent of the southern textile labor force, compared to 6 percent in New England. Shelley Sallee explains how northern and southern Progressives, who formed a transregional alliance to nudge the South toward minimal child welfare standards, had to mold their strategies around the racial and societal preoccupations of a crucial ally-white middle-class southerners.

Southern whites of the "better sort" often regarded white mill workers as something of a race unto themselves--degenerate and just above blacks in station. To enlist white middle-class support, says Sallee, reformers had to address concerns about social chaos fueled by northern interference, the empowerment of "white trash," or the alliance of poor whites and blacks. The answer was to couch reform in terms of white racial uplift--and to persuade the white middle class that to demean white children through factory work was to undermine "whiteness" generally.

Sallee discusses how the child-labor problem was tackled by southern middle-class whites within their own prevailing ideas about race, family, and gender. This approach discounted many of organized labor's concerns about safety, fair wages and hours, and workers' rights, Sallee says. Although it did create an entrée for women to participate in the public sphere, the lingering effect of a "whites-only" strategy was to reinforce the idea of whiteness as essential to American identity and the politics of reform. This study will enrich our interpretation of reform, racism, and political compromise in the Progressive-era South.

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A must-read!.......2004-01-07

Equal in depth and description to Jacob Riis' "How the Other Half Lives", Ms. Sallee's new book gets at the heart of an issue that troubles many of us today in this modern age. Hopefully, this won't be the last we hear from Ms. Sallee.

Child Labor in America (Perspectives on History Series)

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Child Labor in America (Perspectives on History Series)

Manufacturer: Discovery Enterprises, Limited (MA)
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child labor in america history.......1999-05-27

-How children were working in america. -Major events in those days. -Conditions of children working. -Interviews with such children. -What was done to attempt to put and end to child labor. -Where children ever used for labor.

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