{"product_id":"the-dawn-of-innovation-the-first-american-industrial-revolution","title":"The Dawn of Innovation: The First American Industrial Revolution","description":"In the thirty years after the Civil War, the United States blew by Great Britain to become the greatest economic power in world history. That is a well-known period in history, when titans like Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, and J.P. Morgan walked the earth.\nBut as Charles R. Morris shows us, the platform for that spectacular growth spurt was built in the first half of the century. By the 1820s, America was already the world’s most productive manufacturer, and the most intensely commercialized society in history. The War of 1812 jumpstarted the great New England cotton mills, the iron centers in Connecticut and Pennsylvania, and the forges around the Great Lakes. In the decade after the War, the Midwest was opened by entrepreneurs. In this beautifully illustrated book, Morris paints a vivid panorama of a new nation buzzing with the work of creation. He also points out the parallels and differences in the nineteenth century American\/British standoff and that between China and America today.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1586488287\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1586488287.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Morris, Charles R.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41505635565626,"sku":"DBV.1586488287.G","price":7.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1586488287-0.jpg?v=1783194564","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-dawn-of-innovation-the-first-american-industrial-revolution","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}