Project Gutenberg 2002-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 302 Hendrick, Burton Jesse 1870 1949 The Age of Big Business: A Chronicle of the Captains of Industry Chronicles of America series; v. 39 Produced by The James J. Kelly Library Of St. Gregory's University, Alev Akman, and David Widger "The Age of Big Business: A Chronicle of the Captains of Industry" by Burton J. Hendrick is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the significant economic transformation in the United States after the Civil War, focusing on the rise of large-scale industries and the influential figures, or "captains of industry," who shaped modern capitalism. The opening of the book sets the stage for this exploration by reflecting on the state of America in 1865, immediately following the Civil War. Hendrick paints a picture of a nation that, at the time, lacked many modern conveniences and industrial structures, such as railroads and electric lighting. He discusses how the economic landscape was primarily characterized by small-scale production and competition rather than the monopolistic trusts that would come to define American industry. The narrative foregrounds the remarkable changes that occurred in the subsequent fifty years, emphasizing the vast resources available in the United States and the entrepreneurial spirit that would eventually lead to the establishment of powerful corporations like Standard Oil and U.S. Steel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Industries -- United States -- History Big business -- United States -- History E151 HC Text United States Children's History Browsing: Business/Management Browsing: History - American 286098 286099 2024-10-02T05:52:47.226260 2023-10-02T05:40:08.550502 text/html text/html 279553 2013-02-05T09:14:44 text/html; charset=us-ascii 99013 2013-02-05T09:14:44 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 198076 2024-10-02T05:52:54.662228 application/epub+zip 200185 2024-10-02T05:52:51.060239 application/epub+zip 173837 2024-10-02T05:52:49.683258 application/epub+zip 446347 2024-10-02T05:52:57.548210 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 428532 2024-10-02T05:52:53.780258 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 278238 2022-09-02T07:11:49.815272 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 256463 256375 2024-10-02T05:52:46.891297 2023-10-02T05:40:08.311486 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 256168 2009-01-15T15:32:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 95697 2009-01-15T15:34:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20360 2024-10-02T05:52:57.674206 application/rdf+xml 24329 2024-10-02T05:52:50.238237 image/jpeg 4568 2024-10-02T05:52:49.961241 image/jpeg 195643 2024-10-02T05:52:47.250268 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia