Description:
Historians of labour, gender, and migration in the North Atlantic world will find More of a Man a valuable primary document of considerable insight and depth. All readers will find it a lively story of life in the nineteenth century.
Brief description: Andrew C. Holman is a professor in the Department of History and the Canadian Studies Program at Bridgewater State University.
Review Quotes: '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