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The Development of American Industries, Their Economic Significance

by William Bouck Cornell, John George Glover. 1012 pgs.

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Contributors:

   William Bouck Cornell, John George Glover

Publisher:

   Prentice-Hall

Place of Publication:

  New York  

Publication Year:

  1941
Subjects:   Industries--United States--History, Manufacturing Industries--United States--History
Table of contents
Table of Contents
1. LABOR'S CONTRIBUTION TO AMERICAN INDUSTRIES 1
2. THE AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY 17
3. THE MEAT PACKING INDUSTRY 63
4. THE FISHING INDUSTRY 85
5. THE LUMBER INDUSTRY 107
6. THE PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY 125
7. THE BOOK PUBLISIHING INDUSTRY 159
8. THE NEWSPAPER INDUSTRY 171
9. THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY--COTTON FROM PREHISTORIC TIMES TO 1930 187
10. THE MODERN TEXTILE INDUSTRY 229
11. THE COTTON-GROWING INDUSTRY 241
12. THE RUBBER INDUSTRY 249
13. THE LEATHER INDUSTRY 269
14. THE SUGAR INDUSTRY 295
15. THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY 327
16. THE COAL INDUSTRY 367
17. THE IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY 397
18. THE COPPER INDUSTRY 421
19. THE LEAD INDUSTRY 435
20. THE ZINC INDUSTRY 445
21. THE GLASS INDUSTRY 469
22. THE PLATE GLASS INDUSTRY 487
23. THE CEMENT INDUSTRY 501
24. THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY 519
25. THE PAINT, VARNISH, AND LACQUER INDUSTRY 541
26. THE MACHINE TOOL INDUSTRY 557
27. THE ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY 577
28. THE POWER INDUSTRY 599
29. THE SHIPBUILDING AND SHIPPING INDUSTRIES 625
30. THE RAILROAD INDUSTRY 657
31. THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY 679
32. THE AERONAUTICAL INDUSTRY 707
33. THE TELEGRAPH INDUSTRY 739
34. THE TELEPHONE INDUSTRY 773
35. THE MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY 805
36. THE RADIO INDUSTRY 821
37. THE RETAILING INDUSTRY 865
38. THE HOTEL INDUSTRY 883
39. THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY 895
40. THE BANKING INDUSTRY 911
41. TRADE ASSOCIATIONS--THEIR GROWTH AND ACTIVITIES 941
INDEX 971
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