A nation of steel : the making of modern America, 1865-1925 / Thomas J. Misa.

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Misa, Thomas J.

Title & Author:

A nation of steel : the making of modern America, 1865-1925 / Thomas J. Misa.

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Description:

xxvi, 367 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Series:

Studies in the history of technology ; new ser., no. 17

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-354) and index.
Ch. 1. The Dominance of Rails, 1865-1885 -- Ch. 2. The Structure of Cities, 1880-1900 -- Ch. 3. The Politics of Armor, 1885-1915 -- Ch. 4. The Merger of Steel, 1890-1910 -- Ch. 5. The Reform of Factories, 1895-1915 -- Ch. 6. The Imperative of Automobiles, 1905-1925 -- Ch. 7. The Dynamics of Change.
Society for the History of Technology Sidney Edelstein Prize, 1997.

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ISBN:

0801849675 (alk. paper)
9780801849671 (alk. paper)

Subject:

Steel industry and trade United States History.
Steel industry and trade Social aspects United States History.
15.85 history of America.
Steel industry and trade.
Steel industry and trade Social aspects.
Eisen- und Stahlindustrie
Nationenbildung
Wirtschaft
Staalindustrie.
Technische ontwikkeling.
Business & Economics.
Industries.
United States.
USA
Steel Production History

Form/genre:

History.

Added entries:

Johns Hopkins studies in the history of technology ; new ser., no. 17.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 110530
Call No.: ID HD9515.M576; ID:96-B1739
Status: Available

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