Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS xii
4. PREFACE xv
5. A NOTE ON ABBREVIATIONS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xix
6. INTRODUCTION 1
7. 1. APPRENTICES AND YouTHS: Freedom, Ambition, and Tradition 24
8. 2. JOURNEYMEN The Quest for Respectability 66
9. 3. MASTER CRAFTSMEN: Competence, Independence, and Leadership 121
10. 4. WATERFRONT WORKERS: Afloat and Ashore 170
11. 5. AFRICAN AMERICANS: Extending the Bounds of Republicanism 208
12. 6. WOMEN: In and Beyond the Household 244
13. INDEX 281