Lecture 4 - Industry in Transition

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“At what point then is the approach of danger to be expected? I answer. If it ever reach us it must spring up amongst us; it cannot come from abroad. If destruction be our lot we must ourselves be its author and finisher.” - Abraham Lincoln (1838)

In a historical "blink of an eye," Americans invented an entirely new way of living and rebooted older approaches that had fallen into disuse throughout the West for millennia.

This upheaval coincided with changes in technology and social institutions and was felt in every part of a person’s life: from where they lived, to whom they worshipped, to what they ate, and how they worked.

Starting in New England, this chaos quickly spread throughout the continent, eroding the notion of a frontier and centralizing power (especially through the financial system) with varying success during the half-century.

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