The industrial revolution : opposing viewpoints /
William Dudley, book editor.
- San Diego, Calif. : Greenhaven Press, c1998.
- 282 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- American history series .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-276) and index.
1: Should the United States become a manufacturing Nation? -- 2: Industrialization before the civil war -- 3: Wealth, poverty, and industrialization in the gilded age -- 4: Industrial workers and the rise of unionism -- 5: Social effects of the industrial revolution -- 6: Historians debate the role of Robber Barons in the industrial revolution.