Examines the technological developments that brought about the great economic and social changes that came to be called the Industrial Revolution.
Describes industry in America between the War of 1812 and the Civil War and how this period of growth in the first half of the century built the platform for Carnegie, Rockefeller and Morgan in the second half. 35,000 first printing.
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This book is developed from THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION IN AMERICAN HISTORY to allow republication of the original text into ebook, paperback, and trade editions.
This book describes how, in less than two hundred years, the United States changed from a rural, agricultural society into an industrial world power.
All About America: The Industrial Revolution by Hilarie N. Staton Be part of history in action!
This volume in the Problems in American Civilization series is a well-balanced anthology of essays on industrialization in the U.S.
During the Industrial Revolution, millions of Americans moved from farms to cities in search of work in new factories.
New York: Random House. Cutcliffe, Stephen H. 1989. “Cambria Iron Company.” In Iron and Steel in the Nineteenth Century, edited by Paul F. Paskoff. Encyclopedia of American Business History and Biography. New York: Facts on File.
But this is just the beginning: nanomaterials 200 times stronger than steel and a million times thinner than a strand of hair and the first transplant of a 3D printed liver are already in development.
But the Industrial Revolution also led to outbreaks of violence between owners and workers of factories. This book discusses the pros and cons of the Industrial Revolution. Grab a copy today.