Ch. 24: Industry Comes of Age
Resources
Readings
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A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn, Chapter 11: Robber Barons and Rebels (Discussion Guide)
Railroad Consolidation and Mechanization (p. 533)
Carnegie and Other Sultans of Steel (p. 539)
- Listen: Adventures in Research: The Westinghouse Air Brake
- Listen: Cavalcade of America: Mr. Pullman's Palace Car
Carnegie and Other Sultans of Steel (p. 539)
Rockefeller Grows an American Beauty Rose (p. 540)
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Read the essay, Robber Barons or Captains of Industry? by T.J. Stiles
The Gospel of Wealth (p. 542)
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Read and/or listen: Carnegie Speaks: A Recording of the Gospel of Wealth (1889)
The South in the Age of Industry (p. 543)
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Listen to "Cotton Mill Blues" - gives background information on cotton mills in the 1880s and the music that emerged. (4:37 min.)
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Listen to "Poor Man, Rich Man" and "Cotton Mill Colic" by Dave McCarn - be sure to read the notes on the first video.
The Knights of Labor (p. 552)
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Listen to "Mother Jones" from But the Women Rose, Vol. 2: Voices of Women in American History
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Listen to "The Most Dangerous Woman" by Utah Phillips (RE: Mother Jones)
- Listen to "The Death of Mother Jones" by Gene Autry
The AF of L to the Fore (p. 554)
- Read "On the Goals of Trade Unions" and answer question(s). (1883)
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