Land of promise : an economic history of the United States / Michael Lind.
Presents a historical perspective on the relationship between economic, technological, and political change by analyzing the economic growth of the United States over the course of two centuries.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780061834806 (hardback)
- ISBN: 0061834807 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 9780061834813 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 0061834815 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: vi, 586 p. ; 24 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Harper, 2013, c2012.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [485]-552) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | A land of promise -- The preindustrial economy -- Nation building -- The first American economy -- The age of steam -- "There is nothing that cannot be produced by machinery": the first industrial revolution -- American systems -- Plain mechanic power: The Civil War and the second republic -- The iron horse and the lightning -- The motor age -- Franklin's baby: electricity, automobiles, and the second Industrial Revolution -- The day of combination -- The new era -- A new deal for America -- Arsenal of democracy -- The glorious thirty years -- The great dismantling -- The information age -- As we may think: the third Industrial Revolution -- The bubble economy -- The next American economy. |
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Subject: | United States > Economic conditions. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | HC 103 .L56 2013 | 30775305455025 | General Collection | Available | - |