Industrial history of the United States, from the earliest settlements to the present time : being a complete survey of American industries, embracing agriculture and horticulture, including the cultivation of cotton, tobacco, wheat, the raising of
Industrial history of the United States, from the earliest settlements to the present time : being a complete survey of American industries, embracing agriculture and horticulture, including the cultivation of cotton, tobacco, wheat, the raising of...
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P. Leather binding, rubbing at the corners and edges, nameplate on endpaper, along with Library of Wm. R. Copp, Cornish, ME sticker. Spine cover is cracked and loose, separated from the spine, piece at the bottom edge is missing. Back hinge is in good condition, front hinge is slightly cracked. 936 pages. Book has seven sections-Books 1-7 including Agriculture and Horticulture; Manufactures; Shipping and Railroads; Mines and Mining and Oil; Banking, Insurance and Commerce; Trade-Unions and Eight-Hour Movement, The Industries of Canada. Copiously illustrated with about 300 engravings. Full title includes Embrasing Agriculture and Horticulture, including the cultivtion of Cotton, Tobacco, Wheat, Raising of Horses, Neat-Cattle, etc; All the important Manufactures, Shipping and Fisheries, Railrods, Mines and Shipping and Fisheries, Railroads, Mines and Mining, and Oil; Also a History of the Coal-Miners and the Molly Maguires; Banks, Insurance and Commerce, Trade-Unions, Strikes and Eight-Hour Movement. Some of the interesting illustrations include Sugar-Making In Louisiana in 1751 (using African slaves); Iron and Steel Manufacture; Porcelain Plate, Wason Car-Factory, Allston, MA; full page picture of Shipping on the Delaware; etc.
