Industrializing Antebellum America

The Rise of Manufacturing Entrepreneurs in the Early Republic

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Gebonden, blz. | Engels
Palgrave Macmillan US | e druk, 2008
ISBN13: 9781403984807
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Palgrave Macmillan US e druk, 2008 9781403984807
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This book explores the rise of manufacturing through the beliefs and practices of key industrialists and their families, exploring how they represented the diverse possibilities for the organization of a new industrial society.

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ISBN13:9781403984807
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan US

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PART I: THE COLTS: CASINO AND CRONY CAPITALISM
Colt Family Values
The Education of Samuel Colt
Samuel Colt: From Industry to American Empire
PART II: THE SLATERS: FROM PATERNALISM TO CONTRACT
The Slaters of England and New England
John Fox and Horatio Nelson Slater: Paternalism, Philanthropy, and the Disciplinary Society
PART III: THE LAWRENCES: MANUFACTURING AND THE MORAL LIFE OF AN INDUSTRIAL URBAN ELITE
Amos and Abbott Lawrence: Philanthropy and Politics in Antebellum America
Amos Adams Lawrence: The "Puritan Warrior" and the Destiny of America
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