As the Industrial Age transformed everyday life, Americans faced rapid change—new machines, new jobs, new fears, and new possibilities. Communities adapted, industries reshaped, and the national conversation shifted around work, identity, opportunity, and the pace of progress.

Now, the United States is entering another defining transition: the Artificial Intelligence Age.

This paperback examines the public reaction to both eras side-by-side—highlighting the similarities in optimism, uncertainty, disruption, and reinvention. Without taking a political stance, it offers an accessible, thought-provoking comparison of two moments when technology changed the rules and Americans had to decide how to respond.

Perfect for readers interested in: American history, technology and society, cultural change, and understanding today’s AI moment through a historical lens.

Releasing on July 4—as America marks its 250th birthday—this timely, non-fiction, non-political book explores how Americans responded to the dawn of the Industrial Age and how those same patterns are reappearing today at the dawn of the Artificial Intelligence Age. 

Pre-order your paperback today and be among the first to receive it right after the July 4 release.