Herbert Gutman’s article “Work, Culture, & Society in Industrializing America: 1815-1919” (American Historical Review, Vol 78, #3, June, 1973, p531-588) examines the transformation of pre-industrial to industrialized America. Gutman claims the “new “ machine, family, class, and ethnic ties, as well as work habits all changed American society in the early nineteenth century.
Assess Gutman’s finding with reference to the 3 readings by Tom Dublin, Sarah Bagley, and Margaret McCarthy. In other words, what do each of these three authors claim changed American society in the early nineteenth century?
