Inequalities in the Standard of Living in the United States,1798-1875

Lee Soltow, American Economic Growth and Standards of Living before the Civil War (University of Chicago Press, 1992), chap. 3, https://www.nber.org/books-and-chapters/american-economic-growth-and-standards-living-civil-war/inequalities-standard-living-united-states1798-1875.