TY - BOOK AU - Thompson,Michael D. TI - Working on the dock of the bay: labor and enterprise in an antebellum Southern port SN - 9781611174755 AV - HD8039 .W675 2015 PY - 2015/// CY - Columbia, South Carolina PB - University of South Carolina Press KW - Stevedores KW - South Carolina KW - Charleston KW - History KW - 19th century KW - African American stevedores KW - Labor KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; Cover --; Contents --; List of Illustrations --; Acknowledgments --; Introduction --; One. "Using violent exercise in warm weather": The Waterfront Labor Experience and Environment --; Two. "This very troublesome business": Actions, Reactions, and the Pursuit of Mastery --; Three. "Improper assemblies & conspiracies": The Advantageous Enticements of Wharf Labor --; Four. "Laborers from abroad have come to take their places": The Racial and Ethnic Transformation of the Waterfront Workforce --; Five. "The unacclimated stranger should be positively prohibited": Comparative Disease Susceptibility and Waterfront Labor Competition --; Postscript --; Abbreviations --; Notes --; Bibliography --; Index --; A --; B --; C --; D --; E --; F --; G --; H --; I --; J --; K --; L --; M --; N --; O --; P --; R --; S --; T --; U --; V --; W --; Y --; Z; 2; b N2 - Working on the Dock of the Bay explores the history of waterfront labor and laborers -- UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=872510&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -