The Hidden Cost of Economic Development: The Biological Standard of Living in Antebellum Pennsylvania (Hardcover)

Preface; The 'antebellum puzzle' in Pennsylvania; Historical anthropometrics: theory, method, and the state of the field; 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 Pennsylvania; Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.