Seth Rockman
4 books
About the Author
Seth Rockman is a distinguished historian specializing in the economic and social dimensions of early American life, with a keen focus on labor, slavery, and urban survival. A professor of history at Brown University, he explores how ordinary people navigated the harsh realities of wage labor and bondage in the burgeoning republic. His scholarship illuminates the intersections of capitalism and human endurance, challenging traditional narratives of American economic progress. Through meticulous archival research, Rockman reveals the hidden costs of development in cities like Baltimore, where free and enslaved workers alike scraped by amid rapid industrialization. His work bridges academic rigor with accessible storytelling, making complex histories vivid and relevant to contemporary debates on inequality and labor rights.
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