Author: Chester Lloyd JonesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anthracite coal
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
The Economic History of the Anthracite-tidewater Canals
Author: Chester Lloyd JonesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anthracite coal
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
The Economic History of the Anthracite-tidewater Canals
Author: Chester Lloyd JonesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anthracite coal
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
The Economic History of the Anthracite-Tidewater Canals
Author: Chester Lloyd JonesPublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781020050572
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This in-depth study of the anthracite-tidewater canals of eastern Pennsylvania provides a fascinating glimpse into the economic and industrial history of the region. Covering everything from the construction of the canals to their eventual decline and abandonment, The Economic History of the Anthracite-Tidewater Canals is a valuable resource for scholars and general readers alike. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Canals For A Nation
Author: Ronald E. ShawPublisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813145813
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
All but forgotten except as a part of nostalgic lore, American canals during the first half of the nineteenth century provided a transportation network that was vital to the development of the new nation. They lowered transportation costs, carried a vast grain trade from western farms to eastern ports, delivered Pennsylvania coal to New York, and carried thousands of passengers at what seemed effortless speed. Along their courses sprang up new towns and cities and with them new economic growth. Canals for a Nation brings together in one volume a survey of all the major American canals. Here are accounts of innovative engineering, of near heroic figures who devoted their lives to canals, and of canal projects that triumphed over all the uncertainties of the political process.
The Transportation Revolution, 1815-60
Author: George R. TaylorPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317454197
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 521
Book Description
Part of a series of detailed reference manuals on American economic history, this volume traces the development and rapid growth of transportation across the USA in the mid-1800s.
The American Coal Industry 1790-1902, Volume I
Author: Sean Patrick AdamsPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1040251080
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
The emergence of coal-based fuel economy over the course of the nineteenth century was one of the most significant features of America’s Industrial Revolution, but the transition from wood to mineral energy sources was a gradual one that transpired over a number of decades. The documents in these volumes recreate the institutional history of the American coal industry in the nineteenth century — providing a first-hand perspective on the developments in regard to political economy, business structure and competition, the rise of formal trade unions, and the creation of a national coal trade. Although the collection strives to be wide-ranging in region and theme, the Pennsylvania anthracite coal trade forms the thematic backbone as it became the most important American mineral resource to see successful development throughout the nineteenth century. Consequently it saw unprecedented levels of intervention by the federal government. The texts for this collection were selected for their accessibility to modern readers as well as their relationship to a series of common themes across the nineteenth century American coal industry — with headnotes and annotations provided to explain their context and the reasons for their inclusion.In this first volume, covering the period 1790-1835, the selected documents seek to reconcile the optimism surrounding the early American coal industry with the difficulties in actually realising its growth. It presents voices that capture the optimism and frustration of the Rhode Island and Virginia colliers, before focusing on the rise of Pennsylvania’s anthracite region — tracing the false-starts and ideological hostility that accompanied the early coal trade.
The Economic Bulletin
Author: Edwin Walter KemmererPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
Writings on American History
Author: The Iowa Journal of History and Politics
Author: Iowa Journal of History and Politics
Author: Benjamin Franklin ShambaughPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Iowa
Languages : en
Pages : 714
Book Description