This book is a historical classic of the rise of the industrial era and one of the men who drove it. For without the technical advancements that gave people freedom not to work in agriculture, there could have been no increase in factory workers. McCormick's invention combined with his foresight to make it available to all was an important point in the history of the United States. Also, when you contrast his behavior with that of most of the other industrial barons of the time, McCormick was al
...so one of the most decent of the 19th century giants of the industrial revolution in America.
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