Goloboy, Jennifer L.,

Charleston and the emergence of middle-class culture in the revolutionary era [electronic resource] / Jennifer L. Goloboy. - Athens : The University of Georgia Press, 2016. - 1 online resource (pages cm.) - Early American places . - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Very humble servants": colonial merchants and the limits of middle-class power -- The revolution, John Wilkes, and middle-class mob rule -- City of knavery: trade before the War of 1812 -- Friendship and sympathy, family and stability -- The War of 1812 and commercial disaster -- Mercantile professionalism and Charleston as a cotton port.

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Middle class--History--South Carolina--Charleston--19th century.
Middle class--History--South Carolina--Charleston--18th century.


Charleston (S.C.)--History--1775-1865.
Charleston (S.C.)--Social conditions--19th century.
Charleston (S.C.)--Social conditions--18th century.


Electronic books.

HN80.C43 / G65 2016

305.5/509757915