Description: Ultimately, the book reveals the complex link between government intervention and private initiative in a country struggling to create a political economy that balanced military competence with commercial needs.
Brief description: Lindsay Schakenbach Regele is an assistant professor of history at Miami University.
Review Quotes: An original and fascinating book that rewards the reader with discerning insights into the genesis of American industry . . . The author writes with verve and a captivating command of nuance, insight, breadth and in-depth analysis . . . In sum, both historians and economists would benefit from closely engaging with the arguments in this fine addition to the bookshelf on the early sources of American industrial supremacy.
--B. Zorina Khan, Bowdoin College, EH.Net