Description
Book SynopsisBased upon extensive research in both manuscript and printed sources from the period between 1760 and 1830, this book will be of interest to historians of the early republic and economic historians as well as to students of technology, business, and industry.
Trade ReviewA short review cannot do justice to everything that Peskin has crammed into a book that should prove of interest to business, cultural, economic, and social historians. Historian 2006 An exceptional study of the actors, events, and especially the ideas that laid the groundwork for industrialization in the early American republic. Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography 2006 Well-structured and clearly written. History of Education Quarterly 2004 Peskin argues that historians have focused too much attention on the process of the Industrial Revolution without properly considering the men who actually convinced the rest of society to go along for the ride. History: Reviews of New Books 2004 Manufacturing Revolution is an important work that greatly enhances understanding of the events that led to the Industrial Revolution, and scholars with interests ranging from the effects of the American Revolution to the economy of the early republic will profit much by reading it. Enterprise and Society 2004 This book offers strong support for interpreting the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries as setting a solid foundation for American manufacturing. Peskin provides valuable documentation that this period witnessed ferment in the debate and promotion of manufacturing. EH.Net 2004 Peskin examines the intellectual foundations of economic growth in the early Republic. Choice 2004
Table of ContentsSeries Editor's Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I: The Revolutionary Era
1. The British Economic System
2. Manufacturing and Revolution
3. Lurching toward Economic Independence
Part II: The Critical Period
4. Mechanic Protectionism
5. Manufacturing Societies
6. Agricultural Societies
Part III: Toward Industrialization
7. Redefining Manufacturing
8. Promoting Manufacturing in the New Century
9. Political Parties and Manufactures
10. Harmony and Discord in the "Era of Good Feelings"
Epilogue
Notes
Essay on Sources
Index
