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The hidden cost of economic development : the biological standard of living in antebellum Pennsylvania

Title
The hidden cost of economic development : the biological standard of living in antebellum Pennsylvania / Timothy Cuff.
Author
Cuff, Timothy.
Publication
Aldershot, Hants, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2005.

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Description
xvii, 277 p. : maps; 24 cm.
Series Statement
Modern economic and social history series
Subject
  • Cost and standard of living > Pennsylvania > History > 19th century
  • Stature > Pennsylvania > History > 19th century
  • Pennsylvania > Economic conditions > 19th century
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-270) and index.
Contents
The 'antebellum puzzle' in Pennsylvania -- Historical anthropometrics -- Trade, economic restructuring, and physical stature variation -- Antebellum Pennsylvania, a test environment for the biological effects of market integration -- Variation and trends in the stature of antebellum Pennsylvanians.
Call Number
ISC 05-5786
ISBN
0754641198 (alk. paper)
LCCN
2004008256
OCLC
54974398
Author
Cuff, Timothy.
Title
The hidden cost of economic development : the biological standard of living in antebellum Pennsylvania / Timothy Cuff.
Imprint
Aldershot, Hants, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2005.
Series
Modern economic and social history series
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-270) and index.
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ISC 05-5786
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