Gordon, Robert B. (Robert Boyd), 1929-

The texture of industry : an archaeological view of the industrialization of North America / Robert B. Gordon [and] Patrick M. Malone.

New York : Oxford University Press, ©1994.

xi, 442 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

While historians have given ample attention to stories of entrepreneurship, invention, and labor conflict, they have told us little about actual work-places and how people worked. Workers seldom wrote about their daily employment. However, they did leave behind their tools, products, shops, and factories as well as the surrounding industrial landscapes and communities. In this book, Gordon and Malone look at the industrialization of North America from the perspective of the industrial archaeologist. Using material evidence from such varied sites as Indian steatite quarries, automobile plants, and coal mines, they examine manufacturing technology, transportation systems, and the effects of industrialization on the land. Their research greatly expands our understanding of industry and focuses attention on the contributions of anonymous artisans whose skills shaped our industrial heritage.--Jacket.

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Industrial archaeology North America.
Industrialization North America.
Industrialization United States History.
Industrial archaeology United States.
Industrialisation États-Unis Histoire.
Archéologie industrielle États-Unis.
Archéologie industrielle Amérique du Nord.
Industrialisation Amérique du Nord.
Social conditions
Industrial archaeology
Industrialization
Geschichte
Industrie
Industriearchäologie
Technisches Denkmal
Industriële archeologie.
Industrialisatie.
United States Social conditions.
États-Unis Conditions sociales.
United States
North America
Nordamerika
North America Industries History.
Industries

History

Malone, Patrick M., author.

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 82603
Cote: ID T21.G6; ID:95-B3003
Statut: Disponible