History of the United States, Volume 3
Chapter 9
F. C. Lowell and his Waltham Power-loom. Growth of Factory System. New Corporation Laws. Gas, Coal, and Other Industries. The Same Continued. The National Road. Stages and Canals. Ocean Lines. Beginning of Railroads. Opposition. First Locomotive. Multiplication of Railroads.
PERIOD III
THE YEARS OF SLAVERY CONTROVERSY
1840-1860