Preface -- Introduction -- Speculators on the western frontier : 1789-1815 -- Formation and integration of an early upper class -- Seneca falls and the perils of monopoly capitalism on the frontier -- Years of rapid growth : 1800-1855 -- The rise of the industrialists : 1848-1880 -- Trickle-down economics in the shaping of community -- From an entrepreneurs' frontier to a best working-class country : the next 130 years -- Conclusion -- Appendixes -- References -- Index.
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