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Management Control: The Cases of Daniel Mc Callum and Gustavus Swift
Scroll down to the paragraphs about Gustavus Swift for a description of his company's innovative organization that introduced vertical integration to the cattle business.
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Shmoop: Labor in the Gilded Age
The Gilded Age was a period of terrible labor violence, as industrialists and workers fought for control of the workplace. Workers organized the first large American labor unions during the Gilded Age, while employers tried to stop the...
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Siteseen: American Historama: America in Ww1
Provides detailed facts and a summary about the events at home during World War I.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Northeast China, 1971
"Northeast China - the provinces of Heilungkiang, Kirin, and Liaoning - is the most important region of the country and a nationally significant and still-developing center of agricultural production. Most of the Northeast remained...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: South China, 1971
"South China comprises the drainage basins of the middle and lower Yangtze River, the basin of the His Chiang (West River) in Kwangtung and Kwangsi; and the mountainous coastal provinces of Fukien and Chekiang. The division between the...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Iowa, 1904
A map from 1904 of Iowa showing the State capital of Des Moines, major cities and towns, railroads, and rivers. "Iowa (Hawkeye State) - The first white settlement was made in 1788. Admitted to the Union in 1846. Area, 66,025 square...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Minnesota, 1904
A map from 1904 of Minnesota showing the capital of Minneapolis (St. Paul since 1849), major cities and towns, Indian reservations, railroads, lakes, and rivers. "Minnesota (Gopher State) - Was first settled in 1812. Admitted to the...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Montana, 1904
A map from 1904 of Montana showing the capital of Helena, major cities and towns, railroads, rivers, and mountains. The boundaries of Yellowstone National Park, primarily in Wyoming, are shown. "Montana was organized as a Territory in...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Nevada, 1904
A map from 1904 of Nevada showing the capital of Carson City, major cities and towns, railroads, mountains, lakes, and rivers. "Nevada (Sage Hen State) - Created a Territory in 1861, declared a state in 1864. The real growth of the State...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Oregon, 1904
A map from 1904 of Oregon showing the capital of Salem, principal cities and towns, railroads, stage lines, mountains, rivers, and coastal features. "Oregon - Organized as a Territory in 1848; became a state in 1859. Area, 96,030 square...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Utah, 1904
A map from 1904 of Utah showing the capital at Salt Lake City, counties and county seats, principal cities and towns, railroads, mountains, rivers, and the Salt Lake desert region. "Utah was organized as a Territory in 1850. Area, 84,970...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Washington, 1904
A map from 1904 of Washington showing the capital, Olympia, principal cities and towns, Indian reservations, railroads, mountains, rivers, and coastal features. "Washington - Organized as a Territory in 1853. Admitted to statehood in...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Idaho, 1904
A map from 1904 of Idaho showing the capital of Boise City, counties, towns, railroads, mountain systems, lakes, and rivers. "Idaho was created as a Territory in 1863. Admitted to statehood in 1890. Gold discovered in 1860. Area, 84,290...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Kansas, 1904
A map from 1904 of Kansas showing the State capital of Topeka, major cities and towns, railroads, and rivers. "Kansas (Garden of the West) - Organized as a Territory in 1854; made a State in 1861. Area, 82,080 square miles; population,...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Mexico, 1904
A map from 1904 of Mexico showing the states, major cities and towns, railroads, mountains, and coastal features. An inset map shows the island of Cuba. "Mexico is divided into twenty-seven States with two Territories and the federal...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Missouri, 1904
A map from 1904 of Missouri showing the capital of Jefferson City, major cities and towns, railroads, and rivers. An inset map details St. Louis. "Missouri - Organized as a Territory in 1812; admitted to the statehood in 1821. Its lead...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Nebraska, 1904
A map from 1904 of Nebraska showing the capital of Lincoln, major cities and towns, railroads, and rivers. "Nebraska - Territory organized in 1854; admitted to statehood in 1867. Area, 15,378 square miles, and population 1,067,000....
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: South America, 1898
A map of South America in 1898. The map shows capitals and major cities, railroads, terrain, rivers, and coastal features, and includes an insert map of the Isthmus of Panama. "The chief industries in South America are herding,...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Wisconsin, 1904
A map from 1904 of Wisconsin showing the capital, Madison, principal cities and towns, railroads, rivers, and shoreline. "Wisconsin (The Badger State) - Was first settled by the French in 1660. Admitted to the Union in 1848. The...