JENNIFER L. GOLOBOY is an independent scholar based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, specializing in the history of the early American middle class. She is the editor of Industrial Revolution: People and Perspectives. Goloboy earned her PhD in the history of American civilization from Harvard University.

The author provides valuable insight into the values, which form middle-class identities in an ostensibly classless society. . . . The interesting parts of the book deal with the intrepid entrepreneurship of the merchant class in Charleston in responding to shifting market conditions, such as those caused by blockades and foreign and domestic tariffs. Goloboy's book tackles an impalpable topic and provides an interesting jumping-off point for further discussions about the cultural and economic distinctions of class.

JENNIFER L. GOLOBOY is an independent scholar based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, specializing in the history of the early American middle class. She is the editor of Industrial Revolution: People and Perspectives. Goloboy earned her PhD in the history of American civilization from Harvard University.

The author provides valuable insight into the values, which form middle-class identities in an ostensibly classless society. . . . The interesting parts of the book deal with the intrepid entrepreneurship of the merchant class in Charleston in responding to shifting market conditions, such as those caused by blockades and foreign and domestic tariffs. Goloboy's book tackles an impalpable topic and provides an interesting jumping-off point for further discussions about the cultural and economic distinctions of class.

JENNIFER L. GOLOBOY is an independent scholar based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, specializing in the history of the early American middle class. She is the editor of Industrial Revolution: People and Perspectives. Goloboy earned her PhD in the history of American civilization from Harvard University.

The author provides valuable insight into the values, which form middle-class identities in an ostensibly classless society. . . . The interesting parts of the book deal with the intrepid entrepreneurship of the merchant class in Charleston in responding to shifting market conditions, such as those caused by blockades and foreign and domestic tariffs. Goloboy's book tackles an impalpable topic and provides an interesting jumping-off point for further discussions about the cultural and economic distinctions of class.