American Iron, 1607-1900

American Iron, 1607-1900
Title American Iron, 1607-1900 PDF eBook
Author Robert B. Gordon
Publisher JHU Press
Pages 1086
Release 2020-03-24
Genre History
ISBN 1421435020

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Winner of the Professional and Scholarly Publishing Award for General Engineering from the Association of American Publishers Originally published in 1996. By applying their abundant natural resources to ironmaking early in the eighteenth century, Americans soon made themselves felt in world markets. After the Revolution, ironmakers supplied the materials necessary to the building of American industry, pushing the fuel efficiency and productivity of their furnaces far ahead of their European rivals. 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.

Masters and Men

Masters and Men
Title Masters and Men PDF eBook
Author Marie B. Rowlands
Publisher Manchester University Press
Pages 216
Release 1975
Genre Business & Economics
ISBN 9780719005824

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Department of the Interior and related agencies appropriations for 1979

Department of the Interior and related agencies appropriations for 1979
Title Department of the Interior and related agencies appropriations for 1979 PDF eBook
Author United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Department of the Interior and Related Agencies
Publisher
Pages 1692
Release 1978
Genre
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The Engineer

The Engineer
Title The Engineer PDF eBook
Author
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Pages 522
Release 1857
Genre Engineering
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A Comprehensive History of the Iron Trade, Throughout the World

A Comprehensive History of the Iron Trade, Throughout the World
Title A Comprehensive History of the Iron Trade, Throughout the World PDF eBook
Author Harry Scrivenor
Publisher
Pages 491
Release 1841
Genre Iron
ISBN

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The Soul of the North

The Soul of the North
Title The Soul of the North PDF eBook
Author Neil Kent
Publisher Reaktion Books
Pages 430
Release 2001
Genre Architecture
ISBN 9781861890672

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This text makes use of the unique and extant cultural forms of architecture and the visual arts, as well as statistics and other forms of documentary evidence.

Niles' National Register

Niles' National Register
Title Niles' National Register PDF eBook
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Pages 870
Release 1845
Genre United States
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