This collection explores the many faces of America's growth during the Industrial Revolution, a turbulent time in America's history. The resources in this collection provide important information and insight into the years when America changed from a rural, agrarian economy to one that relied on urban industrial power. Kit contents: 12 books, America's Political Scandals in the Late 1800s, Interstate Commerce Act, Knights of Labor and the Haymaker Riot, Oil, Steel, and Railroads, The Populist Party, Possibilities and Problems in America's New Urban Centers, Problems and Progress in American Politics, Railroads and Steamships, Republican Party in the Late 1800s, Rise of American Capitalism, Sherman Antitrust Act, Telegraph and Telephone Networks. .