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Book Mining Tycoons in the Age of Empire  1870   1945

Download or read book Mining Tycoons in the Age of Empire 1870 1945 written by Raymond E. Dumett and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-12-05 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The years of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, aptly described by Mark Twain as the 'Gilded Age' witnessed an unprecedented level of technological change, material excess, untrammled pursuit of profit and imperial expansion. Within this dynamic and often ruthless environment many colorful characters strode across the world stage, among them the great mining tycoons, who with the thousands of prospectors, diggers, shift bosses, timbermen, 'blastmen' and 'muckers' in mining enterprise constituted one of the major spearheads of global capitalistic expansion and colonial exploitation. This volume, which carries the epic story to the mid-twentieth century provides a truly international perspective on the role of mining entrepreneurs, investors and engineers in shaping the economic and political map of the globe, in testing management techniques and in setting a vogue for extravagant displays of wealth among the world's rich. Each chapter is loosely focussed on a biographical account of a particular mining tycoon that allows for broad and comparative accounts to be made about the individuals, their business interests, the technologies they employed and the national and international political considerations under which they operated. Furthermore, this structure also allows for consideration of the effect that these tycoons had on the countries and territories in which they worked, particularly the often long-lasting impact on indigenous populations, the environment, transport links and economic development. By approaching the subject matter through this stimulating mix of cultural, social, economic, business and colonial history, many intriguing and thought provoking conclusions are reached that will reward any scholars with an interest late nineteenth and early twentieth century history.

Book Michigan History Magazine

Download or read book Michigan History Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Historical Collections of the State of Pennsylvania

Download or read book Historical Collections of the State of Pennsylvania written by Sherman Day and published by Philadelphia G.W. Gorton [1843]. This book was released on 1843 with total page 754 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Publications

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  • Author : State Historical Society of Wisconsin
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  • Release : 1925
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 640 pages

Download or read book Publications written by State Historical Society of Wisconsin and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Engineering and Mining Journal

Download or read book Engineering and Mining Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Industrial Revolution in America  3 volumes

Download or read book The Industrial Revolution in America 3 volumes written by Kevin Hillstrom and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2005-04-25 with total page 925 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An impressive set of books on the Industrial Revolution, these comprehensive volumes cover the history of steam shipping, iron and steel production, and railroads—three interrelated enterprises that helped shift the Industrial Revolution into overdrive. The first set of volumes in ABC-CLIO's breakthrough Industrial Revolution in America series features separate histories of three closely related industries whose maturation fueled the Industrial Revolution in the United States during the late 19th and 20th centuries, fundamentally changing the way Americans lived their lives. With this set, students will learn how the steamship—the first great American contribution to the world's technology—helped turn the nation's waterways into a forerunner of our superhighways; how the Andrew Carnegie–led American steel industry surpassed its British rivals, marking a momentous power shift among industrialized nations; and how the railroads, spurred by some of the United States's most dynamic entrepreneurs (Cornelius Vanderbilt, John Pierpont Morgan, Jay Gould), moved from a single transcontinental link to become the most influential and far-reaching technological innovation of the Industrial Age, extending into virtually every facet of American culture and commerce.

Book American Journal of Mining

Download or read book American Journal of Mining written by and published by . This book was released on 1867 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Boom Copper   The Story Of The First U S  Mining Boom

Download or read book Boom Copper The Story Of The First U S Mining Boom written by Angus Murdoch and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2012-10-19 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The best single volume regarding the famous copper boom in Calumet, Michigan. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Book The American Exchange and Review

Download or read book The American Exchange and Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1864 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Manufacturers Record

Download or read book Manufacturers Record written by and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 1840 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Mines Register

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  • Release : 1927
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 2320 pages

Download or read book Mines Register written by and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 2320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Moody s Manual of Railroads and Corporation Securities

Download or read book Moody s Manual of Railroads and Corporation Securities written by and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 3822 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A Guide to Archives and Manuscript Collections in the History of Chemistry and Chemical Technology

Download or read book A Guide to Archives and Manuscript Collections in the History of Chemistry and Chemical Technology written by Colleen Wickey and published by Chemical Heritage Foundation. This book was released on 1987 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thorough inventory of research resources in American repositories, the Guide lists collections in the history of chemistry and chemical engineering, the chemical and pharmaceutical industries, and a number of related chemical process industries and businesses, from personal and professional papers of chemical scientists and engineers to business records of the chemical process industries.