Robert A. Battis

Technological Innovation and Economic Change in the Iron Industry, 1850-1920 (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Originally published in 1989 this study examines the development of the iron industry in the USA between 1839 and 1921 through the study of one of the leading merchant furnace companies. It provides a clear understanding of the destructive forces of industrial innovation and the place of creative entrepreneurship in the survival of the firm.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 466
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. März 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351359368
• Artikelnr.: 52448223

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. Origins of the Anthracite Pig Iron Industry 3. Early Manufacture of Iron in the Lehigh Valley
1800-1840 4. Anthracite Iron Production in the Lehigh Valley
1840-1854 5. Initiation and Organization of the Thomas Iron Company 6. The Age of Anthracite Pig iron
1855-1875 7. The Thomas Iron Company
1856-1875 8. Iron to Steel
1875 - 1919 9. The Growth of Competition
1876-1893 10. Old Paths 11. The Last Years