By All Accounts

The general store in late-nineteenth-century America was the economic heart of a small town. Linda English combed ledgers from the 1870s and 1880s and found in them the experiences of thousands of people in Texas and Indian Territory. Particularly revealing are her insights into the lives of women, immigrants, and ethnic and racial minorities.

Magazinul general din America de la sfarsitul secolului al XIX-lea a fost inima economica a unui oras mic. Linda English a pieptanat registrele din anii 1870 si 1880 si a gasit in ele experientele a mii de oameni din Texas si teritoriul indian.