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History of the Manufacture of Iron in All Ages
James Moore Swank
其他書名
And Particularly in the United States from Colonial Time to 1891
出版
Cambridge University Press
, 2011-05-19
主題
Business & Economics / Economic History
Business & Economics / Industries / General
Computers / General
History / General
Technology & Engineering / Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades
Technology & Engineering / History
ISBN
1108026842
9781108026840
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=f2bLl6miNm0C&hl=&source=gbs_api
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James Moore Swank (1832-1914) was a US expert on iron and steel, and wrote widely about the industry. In 1873 he became secretary of the American Iron and Steel Association. This second edition (1892) of his influential book on iron manufacture was significantly expanded compared to the 1884 original, with 132 more pages, 15 extra chapters, and revisions throughout the text. Swank aimed to move away from the highly technical approach and European focus that had dominated previous works. Instead, he would emphasise names, dates, facts and results, and give special attention to the growth of the industry in the United States while providing an international context. He includes every country and US state that produced iron. The book is organised chronologically, and provides a fascinating account of the manufacture of iron from the ancient Egyptian period through early modern Britain to late nineteenth-century America.