Author: Fred A. GannonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Boots
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
A Short History of American Shoemaking
Author: Fred A. GannonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Boots
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
American Shoemaking
Author: A Short History of American Shoemaking
Author: Fred Augustus GannonThe Path to Mechanized Shoe Production in the United States
Author: Ross ThomsonPublisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 9780807818671
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Path to Mechanized Shoe Production in the United States
A History of the Boot and Shoe Industry from a Social and Economic Aspect, Past and Present
Author: Lucy Josephine KoehlerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
Technical Innovation in American History [3 volumes]
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Author: Rosanne WelchPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1489
Book Description
From the invention of eyeglasses to the Internet, this three-volume set examines the pivotal effects of inventions on society, providing a fascinating history of technology and innovations in the United States from the earliest European colonization to the present. Technical Innovation in American History surveys the history of technology, documenting the chronological and thematic connections between specific inventions, technological systems, individuals, and events that have contributed to the history of science and technology in the United States. Covering eras from colonial times to the present day in three chronological volumes, the entries include innovations in fields such as architecture, civil engineering, transportation, energy, mining and oil industries, chemical industries, electronics, computer and information technology, communications (television, radio, and print), agriculture and food technology, and military technology. The A–Z entries address key individuals, events, organizations, and legislation related to themes such as industry, consumer and medical technology, military technology, computer technology, and space science, among others, enabling readers to understand how specific inventions, technological systems, individuals, and events influenced the history, cultural development, and even self-identity of the United States and its people. The information also spotlights how American culture, the U.S. government, and American society have specifically influenced technological development.
A Shoemaker's Story
Author: Anthony W. LeePublisher:
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
On a June morning in 1870, seventy-five Chinese immigrants stepped off a train in the New England factory town of North Adams, Massachusetts, imported as strikebreakers by the local shoe manufacturer. They threaded their way through a hostile mob and then--remarkably--their new employer lined them up along the south wall of his factory and had them photographed as the mob fell silent. So begins A Shoemaker's Story. Anthony Lee seeks to understand the social forces that brought this now-famous photograph into being, and the events and images it subsequently spawned. He traces the rise of photography as a profession and the hopes and experiences of immigrants trying to find their place in the years following the Civil War. He describes the industrialization of the once-traditional craft of shoemaking, and the often violent debates about race, labor, class, and citizenship that industrialization caused. Generously illustrated with many extraordinary photographs, A Shoemaker's Story brings 1870s America to vivid life. Lee's spellbinding narrative interweaves the perspectives of people from very different walks of life--the wealthy factory owner who dared to bring the strikebreakers to New England, the Chinese workers, the local shoemakers' union that did not want them there, the photographers themselves, and the ordinary men and women who viewed and interpreted their images. Combining painstaking research with world-class storytelling, Lee illuminates an important episode in the social history of the United States, and reveals the extent to which photographs can be sites of intense historical struggle.
The Shoemaker and the Tea Party
Author: Alfred F. YoungPublisher: Beacon Press
ISBN: 0807071420
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
George Robert Twelves Hewes, a Boston shoemaker who participated in such key events of the American Revolution as the Boston Massacre and the Tea Party, might have been lost to history if not for his longevity and the historical mood of the 1830's. When the Tea Party became a leading symbol of the Revolutionary ear fifty years after the actual event, this 'common man' in his nineties was 'discovered' and celebrated in Boston as a national hero. Young pieces together this extraordinary tale, adding new insights about the role that individual and collective memory play in shaping our understanding of history.
Author: John Crerar library
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