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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Robert B. Gordon (Yale University)Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press Volume: 19 Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.816kg ISBN: 9781421435008ISBN 10: 1421435004 Pages: 362 Publication Date: 19 May 2020 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand ![]() We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. 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 IndexReviewsThe 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 * 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 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 The best available history of the technology of American iron. --Business History 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 * 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 * The best available history of the technology of American iron. * Business History * 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 |