Harpers Ferry Armory and the New Technology: The Challenge of Change
by Smith, Merritt Roe
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very good in good dust jacket. Signed by author. DJ has faded spine, some wear and soiling. Also signed by previous owner.
- ISBN 10
- 0801409845
- ISBN 13
- 9780801409844
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1977. Presumed first edition/first printing. Hardcover. Very good in good dust jacket. Signed by author. DJ has faded spine, some wear and soiling. Also signed by previous owner.. 363 p. 24 cm. Illustrations. Footnotes. Bibliography. Index. Focusing on the day-to-day operations of the U.S. Armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, from 1798 to 1861, this book shows what the new technology of mechanized production meant in terms of organization, management, and worker morale. This work highlights the major problems of technical innovation and social adaptation in pre-Civil War America.
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- Ground Zero Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 64393
- Title
- Harpers Ferry Armory and the New Technology: The Challenge of Change
- Author
- Smith, Merritt Roe
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good in good dust jacket. Signed by author. DJ has faded spine, some wear and soiling. Also signed by previous owner.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Presumed first edition/first printing
- ISBN 10
- 0801409845
- ISBN 13
- 9780801409844
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Place of Publication
- Ithaca, NY
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- Armistead Beckham, George Bomford, James Burton, James Carrington, Firearms, Pattern Musket, John Hall, Breechloader, Roswell Lee, Interchangeable Parts, Junto, Simeon North, Benjamin Moor, tubblefield, Eli Whitney, Decius Wadsworth, John Symington
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