Genesis of Industrial America, 1870-1920

Name: Genesis of Industrial America, 1870-1920
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ISBN: 9780521677097

ISBN-10: 0521677092

ISBN-13: 9780521677097

Edition: 2007

Authors: Maury Klein

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This book offers a bold new interpretation of American business history during the formative years 1870-1920, which mark the dawn of modern big business. It focuses on four major revolutions that ushered in this new era: those in power, transportation, communication, and organization. Using the metaphor of America as an economic hothouse uniquely suited to rapid economic growth during these years, it analyzes the interplay of key factors such as entrepreneurial talent, technology, land, natural resources, law, mass markets, and the rise of cities. It also delineates the process that laid the foundation for the modern era, in which virtually every human activity became a business, and, in…

Book details

List price: $25.99
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 9/3/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 238
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.726
Language: English

Maury Klein is the author of many books, including The Life and Legend of Jay Gould; Days of Defiance: Sumter, Secession, and the Coming of the Civil War; and Rainbow's End: The Crash of 1929. He is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Rhode Island.



Series Editor's Foreword


Introduction: The Business of America


Prologue: A Hothouse for Economic Growth



The Marvel of Men and Machines



The Lure of Lovely and Lucrative Land



The Defeat of Distance and Desolation



The Potential of Plentiful Power



The Fabrication of Familiar Forms



Bargaining with Behemoths



The Collision of City and Country



The Mastery of Mass Markets


Epilogue: The Boundaries of Big Business


Sources and Suggested Readings


Index