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A century of progress / edited by Charles A. Beard.
LIBRA 973 B383
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Beard, Charles A. (Charles Austin), 1874-1948.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States--Civilization.
- United States.
- Civilization.
- United States--Economic conditions.
- Economic conditions.
- Inventions--United States--History.
- Inventions.
- History.
- Science--United States--History.
- Science.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 452 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- [First edition].
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; London : Harper & Brothers, 1933.
- Contents:
- Editor's preface.
- The idea of progress, by C.A. Beard.
- Invention as a social manifestation, by Waldemar Kaempffert.
- Industry, by Henry Ford.
- Transportation and communication, by Edward Hungerford.
- Agriculture, by F.O. Lowden.
- Labor, by William Green.
- Banking and finance, by H.P. Willis.
- Government and law, by C.A. Beard.
- The process of social transformation, by Jane Addams.
- The changing position of women, by Grace Abbott.
- The advancement of natural science, by Watson Davis.
- Medicine, by F.H. Garrison.
- Education, by C.H. Judd.
- The arts, by F. Kimball.
- Literature, by John Erskine.
- OCLC:
- 1612171
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