Detalles del libro
In American Iron, 1607-1900, 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 references to the industry's environmental consequences. He establishes 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.
- Encuadernación Tapa blanda
- Autor/es Gordon, Robert B.
- ISBN13 9780801868160
- ISBN10 0801868165
- Páginas 341
- Año de Edición 2001
American iron, 1607-1900
- Autor/a Robert B. Gordon
- Editorial JOHNS HOPKINS U.P.
- ISBN 9780801868160
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