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The fascinating history of the St. Louis Bridge, the first steel structure in the world.In Spanning the Gilded Age, John K. Brown tells the daring, improbable story of the …
A pathbreaking history of the regulatory foundations of America's twentieth-century aerial preeminence.Today, the federal government possesses unparalleled authority over the …
A deep and timely account of how American newspapers were produced and distributed on paper.Winner of the Best Book in Canadian Business History by the Canadian Business History …
The untold story of America's wholesale food business.In nineteenth-century America, municipal deregulation of the butcher trade and state-incorporated market companies gave rise …
A fascinating account of one of America’s most important industries and its dangers.Throughout the early twentieth century, railroad safety steadily improved across the United …
The first global history of voluntary consensus standard setting.Finalist, Hagley Prize in Business History, The Hagley Museum and Library / The Business History ConferencePrivate, …
A challenge to the long-held notion of close ties between the railroad and telegraph industries of the nineteenth century.To many people in the nineteenth century, the railroad and …
The first comprehensive history of auto regulation in the United States.Regulation has shaped the evolution of the automobile from the beginning. In Moving Violations, Lee Vinsel …
How disasters—that have wrecked work sites throughout American history, in all parts of the nation and all sectors of the economy—have also inspired policy reform.Workplace …