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Biography of Dayton
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Contents

 

 

 Title and Preface


 

 

PART ONE

HAND TOOL TIMES—(1796-1828)

Chapter                                                                         Page

I.             Fighting the Wilderness                                         5

II.             Beginnings of Social Production                         10          

III.           The Struggle for Outlet                                       17

IV.           The Political Structure                                        22

 

PART TWO

THE WATER-POWER PERIOD—(1828-1851)

I               Production                                                          30          

II.            Transportation                                                     36          

III.           Politics                                                                40

 

PART THREE

STEAM POWER---- (1851-1909)

I.             Quantity Production                                             51

II.            Quantity Distribution                                            72

III.           Politics                                                                76

 

PART FOUR

THE OIL AGE ---(1909----)

I.             Super-Production                                                94

II.            Super-Transportation                                         104

III.          The Class Struggle Enters Politics                        107

                Conclusion                                                         124