The Roots of American Industrialization

by David R. Meyer

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How did the Eastern United States of the antebellum era make the successful transformation from an agricultural to an industrial economy? Previous studies have identified declining soil fertility and increased competition from the Midwest as incentives for Easterners to abandon farms for factories. But as David R. Meyer points out in this groundbreaking study, agriculture in the East was, in fact, thriving during this time, even as manufacturing...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0801871417

ISBN13:9780801871412

Release Date:May 2003

Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press

Length:352 Pages

Weight:1.40 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 7.1" x 9.1"

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

Related Subjects

Business Business & Investing History Human Geography Modern (16th-21st Centuries)

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