Jarnow, Jesse.

Oil, steel, and railroads : America's big businesses in the late 1800s / Jesse Jarnow. - 1st ed. - New York : Rosen Central Primary Source, 2004. - 32 p. : ill. (some col.), map ; 23 cm. - America's industrial society in the 19th century . - America's industrial society in the nineteenth century. .

Includes index.

From sea To shining sea -- Andrew Carnegie and the steel revolution -- Black gold.

Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), August 2004

Chronicles the development of railroads, steel, and oil as moneymakers in nineteenth-century America, describing their impact on labor practices and everyday life in the U.S.

6.3 5-8 Follett Library Resources



0823940233

2002153979


Industrial revolution.
Railroads--History.
Steel industry--History.
Petroleum industry--History.

HD2356.U5 / J37 2004

338.6/44/097309034