Early American Technology: Making and Doing Things from the Colonial Era to 1850

by Judith A. McGraw

Book Overview

This collection of original essays documents technology's centrality to the history of early America. Unlike much previous scholarship, this volume emphasizes the quotidian rather than the exceptional: the farm household seeking to preserve food or acquire tools, the surveyor balancing economic and technical considerations while laying out a turnpike, the woman of child-bearing age employing herbal contraceptives, and the neighbors of a polluted urban...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807844845
• ISBN13: 9780807844847
• Release Date: November 1994
• Publisher: Omohundro Institute and Unc Press
• Length: 494 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Wide variety of subjects. Perfect for classroom teaching!

Each chapter talks about a different subject in a clear, logical manner. I had this book for a class on History of American Technology, among others, and it trully was a favorite, one that I'll keep for my own personal use in the classroom.