Part of a series of detailed reference manuals on American economic history, this volume traces the development and growth of the factory system, labour movements and foreign and domestic commerce.

First Published in 2005. This is Volume two of a series on the Economic History of the USA. This book provides a summary of the phases of economic growth. It presents in succinct form and in the most common organization the essential facts about the economic development of the American people. While prepared as a summary or digest of the subject, suitable for study and review in conjunction with any standard text, the book has a unity and an organization which permit its independent use.

Part of a series of detailed reference manuals on American economic history, this volume traces the development and growth of the factory system, labour movements and foreign and domestic commerce.