Author: Alex W. BealerPublisher: Random House Value Publishing
ISBN: 9780517323694
Category : Woodworking tools
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
The Tools that Built America
Author: Alex W. BealerPublisher: Random House Value Publishing
ISBN: 9780517323694
Category : Woodworking tools
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
The Tools that Built America
Author: Alex W. BealerPublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486138623
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Fascinating story of early American woodworking enthusiastically describes and clearly illustrates a wide array of axes, saws, planes, hammers, and other implements used by frontiersmen. Over 200 drawings and photographs.
How Government Built America
Author: Sidney A. ShapiroPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1009489356
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
An historical overview of how government and markets have built America that displays how government helps actualize core political values.
Book of Old-Time Trades and Tools
Author: AnonymousPublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486443426
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Lavishly illustrated primer on the work of tailors, shoemakers, calico printers, millers, and 29 other craftworkers provides valuable insights on Victorian working class culture. More than 700 illustrations.
American Hickory Handles
Author: William LeRoy NeubrechPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Handles
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
The Machine in America
Author: Carroll W. PursellPublisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 9780801848186
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
From the medieval farm implements brought by the first colonists to the invisible links of the Internet, the history of technology in America is a history of our society as well. Arguing that "the tools and processes we use are a part of our lives, not simply instruments of our purpose," historian Carroll Pursell analyzes technology's impact upon the lives of women and men, their work, politics, and social relationships--and in turn, their influence upon technological development. Pursell shows how both the idea of progress and the mechanical means to harness the forces of nature developed and changed as they were brought from the Old World to the New. He describes the ways in which American industrial and agricultural technology began to take on a distinctive shape as it adapted and extended the technical base of the industrial revolution. He discusses the innovation of an American System of Manufactures and the mechanization of agriculture; new systems of mining, lumbering, and farming, which helped conquer and define the West; and the technologies that shaped the rise of cities. And he shows how the export of technology helped to foster American hegemony both in theWestern Hemisphere and elsewhere in the world. Pursell also argues that American technology has created a social hegemony, not only over the way we live but also over how we evaluate that life. He shows that such developments as scientific management techniques and industrial research changed Americans' lives as much as the mass production of such durable consumer goods as radios and automobiles. In many ways, he concludes, today's military-industrial complex is the legacy of the intense cooperation betweenscience and technology during World War II.
Dictionary of American Hand Tools
Author: Alvin SellensPublisher: Schiffer Pub Limited
ISBN: 9780764315923
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 546
Book Description
Here is the greatest assembly of hand tools ever assembled. It is a fascinating chronicle of nearly every tool ever used in North America, including ancient tools used by Native Americans; trade tools used to create coaches, pianos, ships, and saddles; tools for harvesting farm goods, turpentine, and ice; and tools for fine trades such as bookbinding and watch repair. The tools are organized according to profession, from Beekeeper to Wheelwright, and will fascinate todays practitioners of these trades and hobbies. This comprehensive volume includes more than 4,500 images from catalog illustrations, trade literature, and hand drawings. Descriptions provide dimensions and applications. This is a must have for the tool collector and antique dealer, as well as anyone fascinated by the means of production.
Trade Promotion Series
Author: Plain Folk of the South Revisited
Author: Samuel C. Hyde, Jr.Publisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 9780807122372
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
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The Story of American Railroads
Author: Stewart H. HolbrookPublisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 0486799220
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
Richly comprehensive history, featuring more than 100 photographs and contemporary prints. Involving struggles against nature, corrupt politicians, and other obstacles, the colorful account abounds in tales of ingenuity and colossal achievement.