Charles R. Morris

The Dawn of Innovation: The First American Industrial Revolution

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In the first few decades of the nineteenth century, America went from being a largely rural economy, with little internal transportation infrastructure, to a fledgling industrial powerhouse- setting the stage for the vast fortunes that would be made in the golden age of American capitalism. In The Dawn of Innovation, Charles R. Morris vividly brings to life a time when three stupendous American innovations- universal male suffrage, the shift of political power from elites to the middle classes, and a broad commitment to mechanized mass-production- gave rise to the world's first democratic, middle-class, mass-consumption society, a shining bea… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-61039-357-7
EAN: 9781610393577
Produktnummer: 15212423
Verlag: Publicaffairs
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
Seitenangabe: 368 S.
Masse: H22.8 cm x B14.1 cm x D3.5 cm 444 g
Gewicht: 444

Über den Autor

Charles R. Morris has written twelve books, including The Coming Global Boom, a New York Times Notable Book of 1990 The Tycoons, a Barron's Best Book of 2005 and The Trillion Dollar Meltdown, winner of the Gerald Loeb Award and a New York Times Bestseller. A lawyer and former banker, Mr. Morris's articles and reviews have appeared in many publications including the Atlantic Monthly, the New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal.