Industrialisering & industrihistoria
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By 1914, millions of immigrants from eastern and southern Europe were doing the dirtiest, most dangerous jobs in America's mines, mills and factories. The next decade saw major …
"In many ways the mind of the Victorian age was absorbed by invention and innovation. A passion for technology and learning resulted in a period not only of discovery but of …
In 1846, political economist Karl Marx wrote that ""without cotton, you have no modern industry."" Indeed, before the American Civil War, cotton brought wealth, power and …
This book reveals what is happening in small communities across the United States as their newspapers struggle to survive. It is a celebration not just of journalism, but the …
Set in the 1980s against a backdrop of the AIDS crisis, deindustrialization and the Reagan era, this book tells the story of one individual's defiant struggle against his …
From the time of early settlement in Virginia, water-powered mills played a primary role in the state's economy. This work provides an overview of grain milling in Floyd County, …
The history of aluminum takes in metallurgy, engineering, global business and politics and the advance of civilization itself. The earth's most abundant metal, aluminum remained …
In the early 20th century, immigration, labor unrest, social reforms and government regulations threatened the power of the country’s largest employers. The Amoskeag Manufacturing …
Founded in 1894, the Mosaic Tile Company was the dream of two ceramic pioneers who intended to manufacture innovative ceramic mosaic murals while also dominating the utilitarian …
In the early nineteenth century, mills were such a ubiquitous part of the American landscape that no one was unaware of or unaffected by them. Dozens of indispensable items were …