The Industrial Revolution in America [3 volumes]: Communications, Agriculture and Meatpacking, Overview/Comparison [3 volumes] - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1851097198 ISBN 13: 9781851097197

Publisher: ABC-CLIO, 2007

Synopsis

This three-volume set concludes ABC-CLIO's groundbreaking series on the Industrial Revolution as it played out in the United States, offering volumes on the communications industry and the agriculture and meatpacking industries―plus a concluding overview volume on the causes, courses, and interconnections among the industries that brought such dramatic change to our lives.

· Sidebars take readers deeper into fascinating topics, such as the role of the railroads in the rise of Chicago's meatpacking industry and in the spread of the telegraph

· Biographical sketches of larger-than-life entrepreneurs including Samuel F. B. Morse, Cyrus McCormick, and Philip Armour

About this title

Book Description:

The Industrial Revolution began in Europe but really caught fire in the United States, sparked by abundant natural resources, an engaged government and entrepreneurial class, and an energized and ambitious population. These forces came together most dramatically in the communications and food industries, where the United States introduced innovations that transformed the entire world.

About the Author:

Kevin Hillstrom and Laurie Collier Hillstrom are professional writers. Their published works include all six volumes in ABC-CLIO's The World's Environments series.

About this edition

• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1851097198
• ISBN 13: 9781851097197
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 944
• Editor: Hillstrom Kevin, Hillstrom Laurie Collier