{"product_id":"more-of-a-man-diaries-of-a-scottish-craftsman-in-mid-nineteenth-century-north-america-hardback-9780802097019","title":"More of a Man; Diaries of a Scottish Craftsman in Mid-Nineteenth-Century North America (Hardback) 9780802097019","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMore of a Man\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eDiaries of a Scottish Craftsman in Mid-Nineteenth-Century North America\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAndrew Holman (Author), Robert K. Kristofferson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780802097019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 18 March 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e492 pages, 14 illustrations\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 16.1 x 3.5 cm, 0.84 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e‘More of Man is a goldmine of information on the life of a journeyman crafts worker… Framing the diaries with a thoughtful introduction and effective epilogue is merely the icing on the cake for historians and readers alike in their quest to understand the mid-19th century world that produced an Andrew McIlworth.’ - Darren Ferry (Labour\/Le Travail, vol 73 2014)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMore of a Man\u003c\/em\u003e presents the only known diaries of a skilled craft-worker in Victorian Canada: Andrew McIlwraith, a Scottish journeyman who migrated to North America during a tumultuous period marked by economic depression and early industrial change. McIlwraith's journals illuminate his quest to succeed financially and emotionally amidst challenging circumstances. The diaries trace his transformations, from an immigrant newcomer to a respected townsman, a wage worker to an entrepreneur, and a bachelor to a married man.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCarefully edited and fully annotated by historians Andrew C. Holman and Robert B. Kristofferson, \u003cem\u003eMore of a Man\u003c\/em\u003e features an introduction providing historical context for McIlwraith's life and an epilogue detailing what happened to him after the diaries end. Historians of labour, gender, and migration in the North Atlantic world will find \u003cem\u003eMore of a Man\u003c\/em\u003e a valuable primary document of considerable insight and depth. All readers will find it a lively story of life in the nineteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Note on the Source\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDramatis Personae\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e List of Illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Andrew McIlwrait and His World\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Is the Working Man Better Off in America than in Britain?\" Andrew McIlwraith's Letter to The Ayrshire Times, 29 August 1860.\u003cbr\u003e Diary for 1857\u003cbr\u003e Diary for 1858\u003cbr\u003e Diary for 1859\u003cbr\u003e Diary for 1860\u003cbr\u003e Diary for 1861\u003cbr\u003e Diary for 1862\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue. Endings and Beginnings\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 1. McIlwraith and Goldie Family Trees\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 2. Andrew McIlwraith's Mechanics' Institute Library Loans, Newton on Ayr, Scotland, 1846-52\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 3. Memoranda, Cash Accounts and Letters Sent and Received, 1857-62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52545920893208,"sku":"9780802097019","price":46.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/more-of-a-man-diaries-of-a-scottish-craftsman-in-mid-nineteenth-century-north-america-hardback-9780802097019","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}