Industrializing Antebellum America: The Rise of Manufacturing Entrepreneurs in the Early Republic

by Kenneth H. Tucker Jr., Barbara M. Tucker, Kenneth H. Tucker

This book explores the rise of manufacturing through the beliefs and practices of Samuel Colt, John Fox Slater, Horatio Nelson Slater, Amos Adams Lawrence, and their families. These entrepreneurs dominated the firearms and textile industries, but their influence extended beyond their respective enterprises. From the antislavery activities and business innovations of the Slaters and Lawrence to Colt's advocacy of Empire, they represented diverse possibilities...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1403984808
• ISBN13: 9781403984807
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.7" x 8.7"