The hidden cost of economic development : the biological standard of living in antebellum Pennsylvania / Timothy Cuff.

  • Cuff, Timothy.
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[2005], ©2005
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Publication/Creation

Aldershot : Ashgate, [2005], ©2005.

Physical description

xvii, 277 pages : maps ; 24 cm.

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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.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-270) and index.

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    History of Medicine
    JO.627.AA8
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  • 0754641198
  • 9780754641193