OCTOBER 2012
HISTORY
Simultaneous Release
Charles R. Morris
The Dawn of Innovation
The First American Industrial Revolution From the bestselling author of The Two Trillion Dollar Meltdown and The Tycoons comes the fascinating, panoramic story of the rise of American industry between the War of 1812 and the Civil War.
In the thirty years after the Civil War, the United States blew by Great Britain to become the greatest economic power in world history. That is a well-known period in history, when titans like Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, and J.P. Morgan walked the earth.
Read by David Colacci
Category: History Running Time: 11 hrs - Unabridged Hardcover: 10/23/2012 (Public Affairs) Territory: North America On Sale Date: 10/23/2012 Trade 9781452609805 9 Audio CDs $39.99 Library 9781452639802 9 Audio CDs $83.99 MP3 9781452659800 1 MP3-CD $29.99 Charles R. Morris is a lawyer, former banker, and New York Times bestselling author. He has written several books, including American Catholic, The Sages, and The Tycoons. He is also a regular contributor to the Los Angeles Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the Atlantic Monthly. David Colacci has worked as a narrator for over fifteen years, during which time he has won AudioFile Earphones Awards, earned Audie nominations, and been included on Best of Year lists by such publications as Publishers Weekly, AudioFile magazine, and Library Journal.
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But as Charles R. Morris shows us, the platform for that spectacular growth spurt was built in the first half of the century. By the 1820s, America was already the world’s most productive manufacturer, and the most intensely commercialized society in history. The War of 1812 jumpstarted the great New England cotton mills, the iron centers in Connecticut and Pennsylvania, and the forges around the Great Lakes. In the decade after the War, the Midwest was opened by entrepreneurs. In this book, Morris paints a vivid panorama of a new nation buzzing with the work of creation. He also points out the parallels and differences in the nineteenth century American/British standoff and that between China and America today. MARKETING • Untold business story in the wake of the War of 1812 • Relevant to today’s business news • Bestselling author with a proven ability to digest large amounts of information and spin it into riveting narrative • National radio publicity • Print reviews and features PRAISE FOR THE DAWN OF INNOVATION
“The author is at his best when he focuses on the people behind the technology. . . . Morris’ research is thorough. . . . Ambitious.” —Kirkus
“A fascinating book that pulls together the strands of American development into a sweeping and vivid account of the nation’s rise to economic preeminence. Charles Morris has a special gift for making complicated subjects accessible and even entertaining.” —Charles H. Ferguson, author of Predator Nation