United States in the 19^th Century

The 19th century saw the maturing of the United States, the Civil War that ended slavery and the triumph of capitalism.

• History of America by Eric Daniels. These recorded lectures give an essentialized history of America from its colonial beginnings.
• The Household History of the United States and its People by Edward Eggleston. Written in 1901 as a survey of US history for adolescents, this provides a straightforward overview of the United States, uncontaminated by skepticism or political correctness.
• The World of Andrew Carnegie, 1865 - 1901 by Louis M. Hacker. A detailed history of the character and evolution of the United States during its most capitalist period, that between the ending of the Civil War and the beginning of the First World War.
• The Myth of the Robber Barons by Folsom. Capsule biographies of key industrialists of the 19^th century, the most capitalistic period in American history: Vanderbilt, Hill, Scranton, Schwab, Rockefeller, and Mellon.
• James J. Hill and the Opening of the Northwest by Albro Martin. The most detailed and accurate biography of James J. Hill, one of the most successful industrialists of the 19^th century. His field was railroads, the high-technology of the era. He pioneered many ideas that have utility in all businesses at all times. (more:
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• James J. Hill