March of Industry: California

By Robert Glass Cleland

Book Overview

March of Industry: California is a book written by Robert Glass Cleland that provides a comprehensive overview of the industrial development of California. The book covers the period from the mid-19th century to the mid-20th century, during which California transformed from a primarily agricultural state to a major industrial powerhouse. The book explores the various industries that contributed to California's economic growth, including mining, agriculture, oil, and manufacturing. It also examines the role of technology and innovation in driving industrial development, as well as the social and political factors that shaped California's industrial landscape. March of Industry: California is a well-researched and detailed account of California's industrial history, drawing on a range of primary sources and historical records. It is an essential resource for anyone interested in the history of California, industrial development, or American economic history in general.1929. Of the Series, California. This volume deals with the material progress of California. It seeks to describe that progress as accurately and dispassionately as possible, and to avoid loose generalizations and willful exaggeration. It is not designed to serve as a handbook for the sale of California real estate. The size of the state, its rich and varied resources, and the unusual lines along which its economic development has proceeded, eminently justify an authentic study of this kind. In the transformation of any region from a wilderness to an empire-in the coming of settlers, the planting of fields, the opening of mines, the felling of forests, the building of cities, the operation of factories, the interplay of commerce, the growth of population-there is not only fascination and human interest; there is also the most genuine stuff of which history can be made. This volume contains such essential material. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1162636602
• ISBN13: 9781162636603
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 334 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"