Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Winter 1993
Abstract
Focuses on the process of community polarization in Greenfield, Massachusetts leading to two distinct communities in the 1816. Social and economic transformation in Greenfield in the late 18th century; Distribution of wealth; Labor supply; Expansion of trade; Immigration of skilled workers; Religious differences; Factors leading to the division of the congregational society.
DOI
10.1353/jsh/27.2.359
Recommended Citation
Reid, Gerald F. "The Seeds Of Prosperity And Discord: The Political Economy Of Community Polarization In Greenfield, Massachusetts, 1770-1820." Journal Of Social History 27.2 (1993): 359-373.
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