Advances and Innovations in American Daily Life, 1600s-1930s

This reference book is divided into these sections: Agriculture, Art and music, Business and finance, Clothing, Communications, Education, Energy, Entertainment, Food and drink, Health, Labor, Law, Manufacturing, Public service, Religion, Science, Shelter and domestic furnishing, Social welfare, Sports, and Transportation.

Within each section the reader will find subsections detailing innovations and advances in that field -- for example, Business and finance is made up of Accounting, Banking, Business machines, Exchanges, Hotels, Insurance, Lotteries, Merchandising, Money, Taxes, and Time keeping. This work describes the beginnings of many aspects of daily life in America, covering most innovations through approximately the 1930s. Dedicated to detailing the introduction of various advances or innovations, the book does not attempt to carry them through today.

Info autore

The late Ernie Gross of Onancock, Virginia, retired from a career in newspaper journalism and government public relations.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Ernie Gross, Gross Ernie
• Editore: Ingram Publishers Services
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 26.07.2002
• Categoria: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Sociologia del lavoro, dell'economia e dell'indust; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni
• EAN: 9780786412488
• ISBN: 978-0-7864-1248-8
• Numero di pagine: 304
• Raccomandazione d'eta': 18 anni
• Illustrazioni: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 15.2 x 22.9 x 1.5 cm
• Peso (della confezione): 431 g
• Categorie: USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Labor, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, HISTORY / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Impact of science & technology on society, History of the Americas, Impact of science and technology on society, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Technology Studies