American Iron, 1607-1900
Robert B. Gordon
In American Iron, 1670-1900, Robert B. Gordon draws on recent archaeological findings as well as archival research to present an ambitious, comprehensive survey of iron technology in America from the colonial period to the industry's demise at about the turn of the twentieth century. Closely examining the techniques - the "hows"--Of ironmaking in its various forms, Gordon offers new interpretations of labor, innovation, and product quality in ironmaking, along with the industry's environmental consequences. He shows the high level of skills required to ensure efficient and safe operation of furnaces and to improve the quality of iron product. By mastering founding, fining, puddling, or bloom smelting, ironworkers gained a degree of control over their lives not easily attained by others
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Godina:
2020
Izdavač:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Jezik:
english
Strane:
362
ISBN 10:
1421435004
ISBN 13:
9781421435008
Serije:
Johns Hopkins studies in the history of technology
Fajl:
EPUB, 157.38 MB
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english, 2020