A century of progress / edited by Charles A. Beard ...

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Beard, Charles A. (Charles Austin), 1874-1948
Language:English
Published: Chicago and New York : Harper & Brothers, ... in coöperation with a Century of progress exposition, 1932.
Edition:"First edition.".
Subjects:
United States > Civilization.
United States > Economic conditions.
Progress.
Inventions > History.
Science > History > United States.
Physical Description:ix, 452 pages ; 25 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The idea of progress, by C. A. Beard
  • Invention as a social manifestation, by W. Kaempffert
  • Industry, by H. Ford
  • Transportation and communication, by E. Hungerford
  • Agriculture, by F. O. Lowden
  • Labor, by W. Green
  • Banking and finance, by H. P. Willis
  • Government and law, by C. A. Beard
  • The process of social transformation, by J. Addams
  • The changing position of women, by G. Abbott
  • The advancement of natural science, by W. Davis
  • Medicine, by F. H. Garrison
  • Education, by C. H. Judd
  • The arts, by F. Kimball
  • Literature, by J. Erskine.