Author: BEARD, CHARLES AUSTIN (1874-1948)
Title: A century of progress / edited by Charles A. Beard
Description: New York ; London : Harper & Brothers 1933. First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked. gilt-titled cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Light stain towards head of front panel. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight. bright. clean and strong.; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 452 pages; Physical description: vii. 452 p. ; 25 cm. Subjects: Inventions - United States - History. Contents: Editor's preface. --The idea of progress. by C. A. Beard. --Invention as a social manifestation. by Waldemar Kaempffert. --Industry. by Henry Ford. --Transportation and communication. by Edward Hungerford. --Agriculture. by F. O. Lowden. --Labor. by William Green. --Banking and finance. by H. P. Willis. --Government and law. by C. A. Beard. --The process of social transformation. by Jane Addams. --The changing position of women. by Grace Abbott. --The advancement of natural science. by Watson Davis. --Medicine. by F. H. Garrison. --Education. by C. H. Judd. --The arts. by F. Kimball. --Literature. by John Erskine.Weight in Kg appr.:

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