The clerk's tale
by Thomas Augst
Thousands of men left their families for the bustling cities of nineteenth century America, where many of them found work as clerks. This work recounts their story, describing the struggle of aspiring businessmen to come of age at the dawn of the modern era.
HistoryIntellectual lifeLiteracyMiddle classSelf-cultureSocial aspects of LiteracySocial conditionsSocial life and customsUnited StatesYoung menUnited states, history, 19th centuryUnited states, social conditions