American Iron, 1607-1900 (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	Johns Hopkins University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology
Release date:	May 2020
First published:	1996
Authors:	Robert B. Gordon
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	362
ISBN-13:	978-1-4214-3500-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Construction & heavy industry > Iron, steel & metals industries Books > History > American history > General
LSN:	1-4214-3500-4
Barcode:	9781421435008

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