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- catalog abstract ""From a fledgling agrarian nation clinging to the Atlantic seaboard in 1800, the United States by 1900 was the world's leading industrial nation, producing a third of the world's industrial output. Through nearly 200 photographs and drawings, America Transformed: Engineering and Technology in the Nineteenth Century highlights not only the obvious icons of achievement such as the Brooklyn Bridge and Erie Canal but also the development of the nation's industrial, manufacturing, and transportation infrastructure. Development and innovation in mining; textile, iron, and steel mills; water treatment, power, and irrigation systems; and canals, railroads, and bridges all transformed American life."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12797099.
- catalog contributor b12797100.
- catalog created "[2002]".
- catalog date "2002".
- catalog date "[2002]".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "[2002]".
- catalog description ""From a fledgling agrarian nation clinging to the Atlantic seaboard in 1800, the United States by 1900 was the world's leading industrial nation, producing a third of the world's industrial output. Through nearly 200 photographs and drawings, America Transformed: Engineering and Technology in the Nineteenth Century highlights not only the obvious icons of achievement such as the Brooklyn Bridge and Erie Canal but also the development of the nation's industrial, manufacturing, and transportation infrastructure. Development and innovation in mining; textile, iron, and steel mills; water treatment, power, and irrigation systems; and canals, railroads, and bridges all transformed American life."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-183) and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction: The Hedgehog, the Fox, and the HAER -- Prologue: Discovering the New Technological World -- Ch. 1. Wealth of Resources -- Harvesting the Land: Forest and Field -- Closer Look: Long Island Windmills -- Drawing from Beneath: Mining and Oil -- Urban Necessities: Water and Gas -- Ch. 2. Making Things -- Cotton, Cards, and Clothes: Textiles -- Hell with the Lid Off: Iron and Steel -- With Heat and Hammer: From Charcoal to Carriages -- Closer Look: By the Sweat of Their Brow: Workers -- How Things Work: Power -- Ch. 3. Structures and Materials -- Structure of Structures: Materials and Connections -- Different Path: Vernacular Technology -- Closer Look: Engineering Embellished: Design & Ornamentation -- Ch. 4. Going Places -- By Water: Canals and Maritime -- Iron Horse: Railroads -- Closer Look: East Broad Top Railroad -- Spanning the Century: Bridges -- Epilogue: Ruins and Remembrance.".
- catalog extent "viii, 194 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0784405298".
- catalog issued "2002".
- catalog issued "[2002]".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Reston, Va. : ASCE Press/American Society of Civil Engineers,".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "609.73/09/034 21".
- catalog subject "Engineering United States History 19th century.".
- catalog subject "TA23 .H47 2002".
- catalog subject "Technology United States History 19th century.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction: The Hedgehog, the Fox, and the HAER -- Prologue: Discovering the New Technological World -- Ch. 1. Wealth of Resources -- Harvesting the Land: Forest and Field -- Closer Look: Long Island Windmills -- Drawing from Beneath: Mining and Oil -- Urban Necessities: Water and Gas -- Ch. 2. Making Things -- Cotton, Cards, and Clothes: Textiles -- Hell with the Lid Off: Iron and Steel -- With Heat and Hammer: From Charcoal to Carriages -- Closer Look: By the Sweat of Their Brow: Workers -- How Things Work: Power -- Ch. 3. Structures and Materials -- Structure of Structures: Materials and Connections -- Different Path: Vernacular Technology -- Closer Look: Engineering Embellished: Design & Ornamentation -- Ch. 4. Going Places -- By Water: Canals and Maritime -- Iron Horse: Railroads -- Closer Look: East Broad Top Railroad -- Spanning the Century: Bridges -- Epilogue: Ruins and Remembrance.".
- catalog title "America transformed : engineering and technology in the nineteenth century / Dean Herrin.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".