The Transportation Revolution, 1815-60
eBook - ePub

The Transportation Revolution, 1815-60

  1. 520 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Transportation Revolution, 1815-60

About this book

Part of a series of detailed reference manuals on American economic history, this volume traces the development and rapid growth of transportation across the USA in the mid-1800s.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2015
eBook ISBN
9781317454182
Topic
Business
Subtopic
Business General
Index
Business

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. FOREWORD
  6. PREFACE
  7. Contents
  8. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
  9. LIST OF CHARTS, FIGURES, MAPS, AND TABLES
  10. I. MERCHANT CAPITALISM, 1815
  11. II. ROADS AND BRIDGES
  12. III. THE CANAL ERA
  13. IV. STEAMBOATS ON RIVER, LAKE, AND BAY
  14. V. RAILROADS
  15. VI. THE MERCHANT MARINE
  16. VII. CHANGING COSTS AND SPEED OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION
  17. VIII. DOMESTIC TRADE
  18. IX. FOREIGN TRADE
  19. X. MANUFACTURING: EARLY DEVELOPMENT
  20. XI. MANUFACTURING: THE FACTORY SYSTEM
  21. XII. THE WORKERS UNDER CHANGING CONDITIONS
  22. XIII. THE EMERGENCE OF THE WAGE EARNER
  23. XIV. FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
  24. XV. MONEY, PRICES, AND ECONOMIC FLUCTUATIONS
  25. XVI. THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT
  26. XVII. THE NATIONAL ECONOMY IN 1860
  27. XVIII. BIBLIOGRAPHY
  28. APPENDIX A—TABLES
  29. APPENDIX B
  30. INDEX