In the early nineteenth century, in seaport cities
a. life expectancy was higher than in the countryside.
b. accountants were being replaced by bookkeepers.
c. there was very little poverty.
d. wealth was becoming much more concentrated.
e. epidemics of disease were becoming rare.
d
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