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.
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