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Author:

Jarnow, Jesse.

Title:

Oil, steel, and railroads : America's big businesses in the late 1800s / Jesse Jarnow.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Rosen Central Primary Source,

Copyright Date:

2004

Description:

32 p. : ill. (some col.), map ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Big business--United States--History--19th century--Juvenile literature.
Industrial concentration--United States--History--19th century--Juvenile literature.
Industries--United States--History--19th century--Juvenile literature.
Industrial revolution.
Railroads--History.
Steel industry and trade--History.
Petroleum industry and trade--History.
Industrial revolution.
Railroads--History.
Steel industry--History.
Petroleum industry--History.

Notes:

Includes index.

Contents:

From sea To shining sea -- Andrew Carnegie and the steel revolution -- Black gold.

Summary:

Chronicles the development of railroads, steel, and oil as moneymakers in nineteenth-century America, describing their impact on labor practices and everyday life in the U.S.

Series:

America's industrial society in the 19th century

ISBN:

9780329532352
0329532359
9780329488451
0329488457
9780823942763
0823942767 (pbk.)
9780823940233
0823940233 (library binding)

LCCN:

2002153979

Locations:

30SX663 -- Osage High School (Osage)