America the Land We Love a Narrative Record of the Achievements of the America
The book America the Land We Love a Narrative Record of the Achievements of the America was written by author Miller, Francis Trevelyan, 1877-1959 Here you can read free online of America the Land We Love a Narrative Record of the Achievements of the America book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is America the Land We Love a Narrative Record of the Achievements of the America a good or bad book?
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Cuba alone purchases 35 per cent, of all the shoes exported from this country, France only about 2 per cent. Gro-iVth of Great Cities upon Industrial Foundations INDUSTRIES of the United States are most of them strongly local- ized in certain regions. This tendency to develop a territorial division of labor always has been marked in this countr}', in agriculture as well as in manufactures. The causes which lead to the location of industry in certain places are enumerated by the census: Nearness... to materials — this is illustrated by the oyster canning of Baltimore. Nearness to mar- ket — the agricultural implement manufacturers of Chicago find their best market in the region which is tributary to that city. Water power — Fall River, Massachusetts, with its textile manufacture, Cohoes, New York, with its knitting industrj^, and Niagara Falls, with its electro-chemical industries, have resulted from the utilization of water power. Favorable climate — the Piedmont section of the South attracts cotton mills, not only because of its nearness to materials and its water powers, but because of its favorable climate.
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