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Overview"By applying their abundant natural resources to ironmaking early in the 18th 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 this work, Robert B. Gordon draws on recent archaeological findings as well as archival research to present an comprehensive survey of iron technology in America from the colonial period to the industry's demise at about the turn of the 20th century. Closely examining the techniques - the ""hows"" - of ironmaking in its various forms, Gordon offers new interpretations of labour, 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." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Robert B. Gordon (Yale University)Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.748kg ISBN: 9780801868160ISBN 10: 0801868165 Pages: 362 Publication Date: 23 November 2001 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Undergraduate Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1. Iron Chapter 2. Ore, Fuel, and Other Natural Resources Chapter 3. The Rise of American Iron, 1720-1860 Chapter 4. Smelting with Charcoal Chapter 5. Converting Pig Iron to Wrought Iron Chapter 6. Coal-Fired Blast Furnaces Chapter 7. Steel Chapter 8. Shaping Iron and Steel Chapter 9. Iron Quality Chapter 10. Ironmaking Eclipsed, 1860-1900 Chapter 11. The Industrial Archaeology of Iron Appendix A. Metallography Appendix B. Iron Production Data Notes Glossary Essay on Early Treatises and Primary Sources IndexReviewsA fascinating history of the iron industry... Gordon's strong interests in historic metallurgy and industrial archaeology provide a unique perspective that makes this a valuable addition to the literature. -- Michigan Historical Review The best available history of the technology of American iron. -- Business History This long-needed book is the best one-volume work extant on how ferrous metals were manufactured before the industrial revolution swept across the United States in the late 19th century... The value of this informing study is enhanced by the quality of the maps, scale drawings and pictures. -- American Scientist A fascinating history of the iron industry... Gordon's strong interests in historic metallurgy and industrial archaeology provide a unique perspective that makes this a valuable addition to the literature. -- Michigan Historical Review The best available history of the technology of American iron. -- Business History This long-needed book is the best one-volume work extant on how ferrous metals were manufactured before the industrial revolution swept across the United States in the late 19th century... The value of this informing study is enhanced by the quality of the maps, scale drawings and pictures. -- American Scientist This long-needed book is the best one-volume work extant on how ferrous metals were manufactured before the industrial revolution swept across the United States in the late 19th century... The value of this informing study is enhanced by the quality of the maps, scale drawings and pictures. -- American Scientist <p> This long-needed book is the best one-volume work extant on how ferrous metals were manufactured before the industrial revolution swept across the United States in the late 19th century... The value of this informing study is enhanced by the quality of the maps, scale drawings and pictures. -- American Scientist Author InformationRobert B. Gordon is a professor of geophysics and applied mechanics at Yale University. His books include The Texture of Industry, Toward a New Iron Age?, and A Landscape Transformed. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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