text Civil War barons : the tycoons, entrepreneurs, inventors, and visionaries who forged victory and shaped a nation
- Summary
- "Before the Civil War, America had undergone a technological revolution that made large-scale industry possible, yet, except for the expanding reach of railroads and telegraph lines, the country remained largely rural, with only pockets of small m... Read more
- Contents
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Prologue: uncertain giant -- Stirrings -- The administrators -- The visionary -- The inventors -- The improvisers -- The patriots -- The investors -- The tinkerers -- The dreamers -- The opportunists -- The builders -- Epilogue: awakened giant.
- Format
- text
- Description
- xii, 276 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher
- Da Capo Press, an imprint of Perseus Books, LLC, a subsidiary of Hachette Book Group, Inc. 2018
| Library | Location | Status |
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| Fife Lake Public Library | 973.7 WER in Adult | Available |
| Library | Location | Status |
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| TADL-FLPL | 973.7 WER in Adult | Available |