Includes bibliographical references (p. 45) and index.
Contents:
The early American Industrial Revolution -- Beginnings in Britain -- Technology crosses the Atlantic -- Important inventions -- Transportation -- The effects of industrialization.
Summary:
Follows the development of the American Industrial Revolution from 1793 to 1850, including the major industrial inventions and advances of the time period.
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