Introduction Powerful changes No idle hands "The most beautiful sight" The clock that fired the sun Weird job titles of the 1800s Choosing a 19th-century career Exploration jobs Frontier jobs Life and death jobs Artisan jobs Factory and mill jobs On-the-water jobs Going west jobs Traveling-here-and-there jobs Sweet-tooth jobs Slave labor jobs Change-the-world jobs Wartime jobs Railroad jobs Rock-hard jobs Great-outdoors jobs Up-and-down jobs Fashion jobs Working-for-the-city jobs Entertaining jobs Big-business jobs Recommended further reading Acknowledgments Index