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... also. A reason of this geographic distribution was: the wind for the wind-driven ships. The American beer industry was created by the Germans. The switch from wind-driven ships to steam ships represented an important step from economical and immigration point of view; so that, the immigrants number increased from 5 million to 10 million in 30 years, and to 15 million ... ...
... the world in poverty. The son of a hand weaver, Carnegie received his only formal education during the short time between his birth and his move to the United States. When steam machinery for weaving came into use, Carnegie's father sold his looms and household goods, sailing to America with his wife and two sons. At this time, Andrew was twelve, and ... ...
... reconstruction after the Civil War, the railroad industry was maturing and expanding with a great force. The railroad industry had already existed be-fore this though; for instance, "the first regular steam-powered rail service in the United States . . . began in the genteel city of Charleston in 1830- (Abrams 325). Some of the major events in the business of railroads in the ... ...
... ago Brooklyn was regarded only as "a dormitory of New York." But lately the state of things thus described are rapidly changing. Manufactories have sprung up on every hand, and the steam whistle, the hum of machinery, the long lines of operatives, male and female, and the trucks and cars loaded with her produce, are met on both sides." [Green, 1883] The ... ...
