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The texture of industry : an archaeological view of the industrialization of North America /

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 fact...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Gordon, Robert B. (Robert Boyd), 1929-, Malone, Patrick M. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 1997.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Industrial archaeology
  • Components of industry
  • Wood and water
  • Coal, canals, railways, and industrial cities
  • Scarce metals and petroleum
  • Countryside, shops, and ships
  • Fuel and materials
  • The factory
  • Work in factories.