A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn

Out of Our Past by Carl Deglar

The Labor Movement by Richard T. Ely

Studies in Evolution of Industrial Society by Richard T. Ely

The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith

Origin of Species by Charles Darwin

Gospel of Wealth by Andrew Carnegie

The Civil War marked the end of an era and the entrance into a new beginning, a new chance for America to remake itself. The United States moved through the age of Reconstruction and into the Industrial Age. The Industrial Age was a triumph of industrial development, with inventions such as railroads, the telegraph writer, telephone, and many other additional technological advancements. In the late half of the nineteenth century, America, with her minerals and supplies, provided for a golden age of industrial development. This era was characterized by the likes of greats...