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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

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

Malone, Patrick M., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industrial archaeology--North America.

Industrial archaeology.

Industrialization--North America.

Industrialization.

North America.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 442 pages) : illustrations (black and white)

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2020.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

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 fro 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.

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 1994.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and publisher information

Other Format:

Print version

ISBN:

9780197561089

019756108X

OCLC:

1222774911

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.