The filth of progress : (Record no. 184725)

MARC details
000 -LEADER
fixed length control field 04719nam a2200505 i 4500
001 - CONTROL NUMBER
control field 0000195592
005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
control field 20171002070223.0
006 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--ADDITIONAL MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS
fixed length control field m o d |
007 - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION FIXED FIELD--GENERAL INFORMATION
fixed length control field cr cn|||||||||
008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION
fixed length control field 150331t20162016cauab ob 001 0 eng|d
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
Canceled/invalid ISBN 9780520284593 (cloth : alk. paper)
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
Canceled/invalid ISBN 0520284593 (cloth : alk. paper)
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
Canceled/invalid ISBN 9780520284609 (pbk. : alk. paper)
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
Canceled/invalid ISBN 0520284607 (pbk. : alk. paper)
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780520960374 (e-book)
035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER
System control number (MiAaPQ)ebr11092775
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Original cataloging agency MiAaPQ
Language of cataloging eng
Description conventions rda
-- pn
Transcribing agency MiAaPQ
Modifying agency MiAaPQ
043 ## - GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE
Geographic area code n-us---
050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number HD8039.C2582
Item number U62 2016eb
082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 331.6/20978
Edition number 23
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Dearinger, Ryan,
Dates associated with a name 1979-
Relator term author.
245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The filth of progress :
Remainder of title immigrants, Americans, and the building of canals and railroads in the West /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Ryan Dearinger.
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement First edition.
264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture Oakland, California :
Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer University of California Press,
Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice [2016]
264 #4 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice ©2016
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 1 online resource (310 pages) :
Other physical details illustrataions, maps
336 ## - CONTENT TYPE
Content type term text
Source rdacontent
337 ## - MEDIA TYPE
Media type term computer
Source rdamedia
338 ## - CARRIER TYPE
Carrier type term online resource
Source rdacarrier
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references and index.
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note "Bind the Republic together" : canals, railroads, and the paradox of American progress -- Immigrant labor and the American imagination : Irish ditchdiggers, the triumph of progress, and the contest of canal communities in the Hoosier State -- "Abuse of the labour and lives of men" : Irish construction workers and the violence of progress on the Illinois transportation frontier -- "Hell (and Heaven) on wheels" : Mormons, immigrants, and the reconstruction of American progress and masculinity on the transcontinental railroad -- "The greatest monument of human labor" : Chinese immigrants, the landscape of progress, and the work of building and celebrating the transcontinental railroad -- End-of-track : reflections on the history of immigrant labor and American progress.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. "In America's historical imagination, toil and triumph against nature and overwhelming odds characterizes such achievements as the Erie Canal and the transcontinental railroad. Triumph transformed canal and railroad entrepreneurs into visionaries whose work brought the nation bountiful riches and did the Lord's bidding. Celebrated for their spirit and perseverance in 'building' the nation's infrastructure, they found respect for looking to tomorrow and creating a future. For generations, most indexes of American history supported and reinforced this narrative of progress. Yet, if this is the historical memory, it is conveniently stunted. What of those whose bodies strained and broke under the load of such glories? What of those men beyond the din and fanfare who only appear in old photographs with faces blurred and indistinguishable? In their lives and deaths in the mud, muck, and mountains is another history of American achievement. These barely visible and forgotten, ordinary men, 'unskilled' immigrants from Ireland and China, Mormons, and native-born American workingmen rank, as well, as the creators of national growth and progress. Their experiences and voices, along with those of the privileged and well-connected, are the subjects of this study. I examine the rise of Western canals and railroads to national prominence through the menial labor of countless men, largely hidden from view because they left virtually no paper trail, who strung together livelihoods at the economic fringes of society. This book examines the contest for control of American progress and history as distilled from the competing narratives of canal and railroad construction workers and those fortunate enough to avoid this fate"--Provided by publisher.
588 ## - SOURCE OF DESCRIPTION NOTE
Source of description note Description based on print version record.
590 ## - LOCAL NOTE (RLIN)
Local note Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Canal construction workers
Geographic subdivision United States
General subdivision History.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Railroad construction workers
Geographic subdivision United States
General subdivision History.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Foreign workers
Geographic subdivision United States
General subdivision History.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Canals
Geographic subdivision United States
General subdivision History.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Railroads
Geographic subdivision United States
General subdivision History.
655 #4 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM
Genre/form data or focus term Electronic books.
776 08 - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM ENTRY
Relationship information Print version:
Main entry heading Dearinger, Ryan.
Title Filth of progress : immigrants, Americans, and the building of canals and railroads in the West.
Place, publisher, and date of publication Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2016]
International Standard Book Number 9780520284593
797 2# - LOCAL ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME (RLIN)
Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element ProQuest (Firm)
856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Uniform Resource Identifier <a href="http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=11092775">http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=11092775</a>
Public note An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
908 ## - PUT COMMAND PARAMETER (RLIN)
Put command parameter 170314
942 00 - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Koha item type Electronic Book

No items available.