TY - BOOK ID - 80825944 TI - The genesis of industrial America, 1870-1920 PY - 2007 SN - 9780511817946 9780521859783 9780521677097 9780511342646 0511342640 0511817940 9780511341588 051134158X 0521859786 0521677092 1107177642 1281085227 9786611085223 051134211X 0511341008 0511568916 PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Industrial revolution KW - Revolution, Industrial KW - Economic history KW - Social history KW - History KW - United States KW - Economic conditions KW - Arts and Humanities UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:80825944 AB - This book, first published in 2007, offers a bold new interpretation of American business history during the formative years 1870-1920, which mark the dawn of modern big business. It focuses on four major revolutions that ushered in this new era: those in power, transportation, communication, and organization. Using the metaphor of America as an economic hothouse uniquely suited to rapid economic growth during these years, it analyzes the interplay of key factors such as entrepreneurial talent, technology, land, natural resources, law, mass markets, and the rise of cities. It also delineates the process that laid the foundation for the modern era, in which virtually every human activity became a business, and, in most cases, a big business. The book also profiles numerous major entrepreneurs whose careers and activities illustrate broader trends and themes. It utilizes a wide variety of sources, including novels from the period, to produce a lively narrative. ER -