The Rise of Industry

1860–1900

Christopher Collier, James Lincoln Collier

• Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
• Year: 2012
• eBook ISBN: 9781620645178

History is dramatic—and the renowned, award-winning authors Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier demonstrate this in a compelling series aimed at young readers. Covering American history from the founding of Jamestown through present day, these volumes explore far beyond the dates and events of a historical chronicle to present a moving illumination of the ideas, opinions, attitudes, and tribulations that led to the birth of this great nation. The Rise of Industry gives a detailed account of the industrialization of America in the last decades of the nineteenth century. It includes descriptions of the technological advances of the late 1800s, poor working conditions, the rise of large corporations and labor unions, and eventual government regulation.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Preface
• Chapter I: The Power of Technology
• Chapter II: The Coming of The Railroad
• Chapter III: The Rise of the Large Corporation
• Chapter IV: The Problems with Industrialization
• Chapter V: The Workers Fight Back
• Chapter VI: Government Starts to Regulate Industry
• Bibliography
• About the Authors
• The Drama of American History Series