Jack LarkinJack Larkin, born in Chicago in 1943, has written several books, including The Reshaping of Everyday Life 1790-1840, Where We Lived: Discovering the Places We Once Called Home, The American Home 1775-1840, and Where We Worked: Celebrating America's Wrkers and the Nation They Built, 1830s-1930s. He is affiliate professor of history at Clark University and chief historian emeritus at Old Sturbridge Village, the outdoor museum of early American history.In researching Where We Worked he uncovered hundreds of ordinary Americans' work narratives (including some from members of his own family) and explored the vast photographic archives of the Library of Congress. Read More Read Less