The genesis of industrial America, 1870-1920

Cover......Page 1
Half-title......Page 3
Series-title......Page 5
Title......Page 7
Copyright......Page 8
Dedication......Page 9
Contents......Page 11
Series Editor\'s Foreword......Page 13
Introduction THE BUSINESS OF AMERICA......Page 15
Prologue A HOTHOUSE FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH......Page 19
1 The Marvel of Men and Machines......Page 31
The Men......Page 33
The Machines......Page 41
2 The Lure of Lovely and Lucrative Land......Page 49
Land as a Business......Page 50
The Business of Farming......Page 54
3 The Defeat of Distance and Desolation......Page 71
Moving Goods and People......Page 72
Moving Information......Page 88
4 The Potential of Plentiful Power......Page 97
The Steam Revolution......Page 99
The Electric Revolution......Page 103
5 The Fabrication of Familiar Forms......Page 119
6 Bargaining with Behemoths......Page 145
7 The Collision of City and Country......Page 167
8 The Mastery of Mass Markets......Page 191
Epilogue THE BOUNDARIES OF BIG BUSINESS......Page 209
Sources and Suggested Readings......Page 213
Index......Page 221