The genesis of industrial America, 1870-1920
By: Maury Klein.
Series: Cambridge essential histories
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780521859783; 9780521677097
Subjects: Industrial revolution -- United States -- History -- 19th century.; Industrial revolution -- United States -- History -- 20th century.; United States -- Economic conditions -- 1865-1918.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue : a hothouse for economic growth; title: The marvel of men and machines; title: The lure of lovely and lucrative land; title: The defeat of distance and desolation; title: The potential of plentiful power; title: The fabrication of familiar forms; title: Bargaining with behemoths; title: The collision of city and country; title: The mastery of mass markets; title: Epilogue : the boundaries of big business.