LEADER 04097oam 2200673 a 450 001 9910969923003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9798216024859 010 $a9786610637331 010 $a9781280637339 010 $a1280637331 010 $a9780313016530 010 $a0313016534 024 7 $a10.5040/9798216024859 035 $a(CKB)1000000000002551 035 $a(OCoLC)55641466 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10040740 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000279078 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11234775 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000279078 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10258342 035 $a(PQKB)10601026 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3000915 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10040740 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL63733 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3000915 035 $a(OCoLC)45243303 035 $a(DLC)BP9798216024859BC 035 $a(BIP)111402247 035 $a(BIP)6997028 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000002551 100 $a20001023e20022024 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aEncyclopedia of the industrial revolution in America /$fJames S. Olson ; technical editor, Robert L. Shadle 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aWestport, Conn. :$cGreenwood Press,$d2002. 210 2$aLondon :$cBloomsbury Publishing,$d2024 215 $a1 online resource (325 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a9780313308307 311 08$a0313308306 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [295]-303) and index. 327 $aIntro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Appendix: Chronology of the Industrial Revolution in America -- Bibliography of the Industrial Revolution in America -- Index. 330 $aThe Industrial Revolution changed the course of American history, accelerated the American economy, and affected the way people lived. This ready-reference encyclopedia offers in-depth coverage of the economic, political, and social developments of the Industrial Revolution in the United States from 1750 to 1920. More than 200 substantial entries cover key individuals--among them entrepreneurs, inventors, captains of industry, and robber barons--significant technologies, inventions, court cases, companies, political institutions, economic events, and legislation. Highlights of the work include numerous entries on developments in water and rail transportation, agriculture, manufacturing, mass production, the labor movement, big government, and the key inventions that changed the American economy. Entries on the social implications of the Industrial Revolution will help students to understand how the Industrial Revolution affected the social fabric of the nation.Each entry is placed in economic, political or social context to show how it contributed to the great changes that were occurring in the United States, such as how the development of new technologies altered agriculture, manufacturing, trade, and even patterns of immigration. Each entry is followed by a short list of suggested reading for further study. A comprehensive, engagingly written introduction traces the history of the Industrial Revolution in the United States. A timeline of important events in the history of the Industrial Revolution in the United States and a topically organized bibliography are important research aids. More than fifty historical illustrations and photos enliven the text. This curriculum-related reference work will supplement the American history course and is ideal for student research. 606 $aIndustrial revolution$zUnited States$vEncyclopedias 615 0$aIndustrial revolution 676 $a973/.03 700 $aOlson$b James Stuart$f1946-$0127484 801 0$bDLC 801 1$bDLC 801 2$bDLC 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910969923003321 996 $aEncyclopedia of the industrial revolution in America$94338890 997 $aUNINA