Keepers of the flame : the role of fire in American culture, 1775-1925 /

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"For, Lo! We live in an Iron Age--In the age of Steam and Fire!" wrote a poet mesmerized by the engines that were transforming American transportation, agriculture, and industry during his lifetime. Indeed, by the nineteenth century fire had become America's leitmotif--for good and fo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Hazen, Margaret Hindle (Autor), Hazen, Robert M., 1948- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1992]
Colección:Princeton legacy library
Temas:
Fire > Social aspects > United States.
Feu > Aspect social > États-Unis.
HISTORY > United States > General.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Fire > Social aspects
Manners and customs
United States > Social life and customs.
États-Unis > Mœurs et coutumes.
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Chapter I. Heritage of Hame
  • Chapter 2. Good Servant
  • Chapter 3. Bad Master
  • Chapter 4. Fighting Back
  • Chapter 5. Keep the Home Fires Burning: Fire Tending and Maintenance
  • Chapter 6. Understanding Fire
  • Chapter 7. Perpetuating the Flame
  • Chapter 8. Epilogue
  • Notes
  • Index

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