Industrializing Antebellum America: The Rise of Manufacturing Entrepreneurs in the Early Republic
- ISBN-10
- 0230614647
- ISBN-13
- 9780230614642
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 262
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-04-30
- Publisher
- Springer
- Author
- B. Tucker
Description
This book explores the rise of manufacturing through the beliefs and practices of key industrialists and their families, exploring how they represented the diverse possibilities for the organization of a new industrial society.
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- 2014-01-14
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