Peskin, Lawrence A.
Manufacturing Revolution: The Intellectual Origins of Early American Industry (Studies in Early American Economy and Society from the Library Company of Philadelphia)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780801887505
- author:
- Peskin, Lawrence A.
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- The Johns Hopkins University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2007
- Pages:
- 312
- Dimensions:
- 152 mm X 229 mm
- Genre:
- History of science
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Industrial Revolution in America began long before the large-scale factories of the 19th century. In fact, it was the vision and actions of individual Americans who made things in their own shops that laid the groundwork for industrialization. Lawrence Peskin explores the lives and ideas of these economic pioneers, who discussed the need for large-scale American manufacturing in speeches, petitions, books, newspaper articles, club meetings, and coffee-house conversations. They saw industrialization as a key part of the cause of independence and worked to guide the new nation along the path of economic ambition. Through extensive research in manuscript and printed sources from 1760 to 1830, Peskin sheds light on this often-overlooked period in American history, revealing the intellectual origins of early American industry.
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