Drawing on recent studies in the history of technology, this groundbreaking work offers a new view of the Industrial Revolution in America. The author, an authority on the history of business and the economy, sees industrialization as a culturally inspired change.
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"The best historical study....that we have of American economic growth between independence and the Civil War....Deserves to be widely used in survey courses....ideal for courses in social and economic history, both undergraduate and graduate."--The American Historical Review
"Excellent, thought-provoking."--Marilyn Dell Brady, Appalachian State University
"Excellent, thought-provoking."--Marilyn Dell Brady, Appalachian State University
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The rulers of Saudi Arabia and numerous other men currently responsible for the development of nations must crave know the critical factors in the rapid British and American industrialization of the late eighteenth century. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
intercity trade, industrial maturity Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, United States, New England, Middle States, Northeast Coast, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Supreme Court, Delaware River, New Hampshire, Oliver Evans, Delaware Valley, Franklin Institute, John Hall, John Stevens, Chesapeake Bay, Erie Canal, Harpers Ferry Armory, Long Island Sound, Middle West, Nathan Sellers, New Orleans, Old World, Pennsylvania Mainline, Robert Morris New!
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The rulers of Saudi Arabia and numerous other men currently responsible for the development of nations must crave know the critical factors in the rapid British and American industrialization of the late eighteenth century. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
intercity trade, industrial maturity Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, United States, New England, Middle States, Northeast Coast, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Supreme Court, Delaware River, New Hampshire, Oliver Evans, Delaware Valley, Franklin Institute, John Hall, John Stevens, Chesapeake Bay, Erie Canal, Harpers Ferry Armory, Long Island Sound, Middle West, Nathan Sellers, New Orleans, Old World, Pennsylvania Mainline, Robert Morris New!
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- The United States (International Library of Politics and Comparative Government) by Alan Ware on 6 pages
- The Industrial Revolution (Events and Outcomes) by Nigel Smith on 4 pages
- Perspectives on Technology by Nathan Rosenberg in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Men in Business: Essays on the Historical Role of the Entrepreneur by William Miller in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Research in Economic History by Paul Uselding in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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- AG Transition in NY State-95 (Henry A. Wallace Series on Agricultural History & Rural Life) by Donald H. Parkerson in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Energy And Culture: Perspectives on the Power to Work (Ashgate Studies in Environmental Policy and Practice) (Ashgate Studies in Environmental Policy and Practice) by Brendan Dooley on page 16
- Manufacturing Revolution: The Intellectual Origins of Early American Industry (Studies in Early American Economy and Society from the Library Company of Philadelphia) by Lawrence A. Peskin in Back Matter
- Company Men: White-Collar Life and Corporate Cultures in Los Angeles, 1892-1941 (Studies in Industry and Society) by Professor Clark Davis PhD on page 248
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