American Iron, 1607-1900

American Iron, 1607-1900 / Robert B. Gordon.

In American Iron, 1670-1900, Robert B. Gordon draws on recent archaeological findings as well as archival research to present an ambitious, comprehensive survey of iron technology in America from the colonial period to the industry's demise at about the turn of the twentieth century. Closely ex...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gordon, Robert B. (Robert Boyd), 1929-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2019
Series:Johns Hopkins studies in the history of technology ; new ser., no. 19.
Subjects:
1700-1899
Iron > Metallurgy > History > 19th century.
Iron > Metallurgy > History > 18th century.
Iron-works > North America > History > 19th century.
Iron-works > North America > History > 18th century.
Iron-works
Iron > Metallurgy
North America
History
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Iron
  • 2. Ore, Fuel, and Other Natural Resources
  • 3. The Rise of American Iron, 1720-1860
  • 4. Smelting with Charcoal
  • 5. Converting Pig Iron to Wrought Iron
  • 6. Coal-Fired Blast Furnaces
  • 7. Steel
  • 8. Shaping Iron and Steel
  • 9. Iron Quality
  • 10. Ironmaking Eclipsed, 1860-1900
  • 11. The Industrial Archaeology of Iron
  • Appendix A Metallography
  • Appendix B Iron Production Data.

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