Waterpower in Lowell Engineering and Industry in Nineteenth-Century America |
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| Author:
| Malone, Patrick M. |
| Series title: | Johns Hopkins Introductory Studies in the History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8018-9305-6 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2009 |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $120.00 |
Book Description:
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Patrick M. Malone demonstrates how innovative engineering helped make Lowell, Massachusetts, a potent symbol of American industrial prowess in the 19th century. Waterpower spurred the industrialization of the early United States and was the principal power for textile manufacturing until well after the Civil War. Industrial cities therefore grew ......
Patrick M. Malone demonstrates how innovative engineering helped make Lowell, Massachusetts, a potent symbol of American industrial prowess in the 19th century. Waterpower spurred the industrialization of the early United States and was the principal power for textile manufacturing until well after the Civil War. Industrial cities therefore grew ......