The Genesis of Industrial America, 1870-1920 (Cambridge Essential Histories)
"This perceptive study by the accomplished historian Maury Klein vividly reveals how business shaped the United States following the Civil War. Impressively conceived, amazingly comprehensive and delightfully written, The Genesis of Industrial America is must reading for an understanding of the origins of modern America." -H. Roger Grant, Clemson University"Genesis of Industrial America is a thoughtful and engaging survey of   American economic development during the heyday of industrialism by one   of America's most prolific and accomplished business historians." -Richard John, University of Illinois at Chicago"The Genesis of Industrial America is well-grounded, consistently insightful, and superbly written.  Klein boils down the extensive literature of business and economic history, places major events and actors in proper contexts, and relates them effectively to the larger contexts of American  social and political life."  -Roger Olien, University of Texas -- Permian Basin"Klein has delivered a book that succeeds in summarizing and organizing in coherent fashion the often bewildering array of business developments and ensuing organizational consequences that occurred in this integral period of American history."  --Canadian Journal of History"The prose is brisk, lively, and readable..." -Robert MacDougall, Technology and Culture