Harpers Ferry Armory and the New Technology: American Thought and Culture 1680-1760 (Revised)

Author/Contributor(s):	Smith, Merritt Roe
Publisher:	Cornell University Press
Date:	04/30/1980
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

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. A local study of much more than local significance, it highlights the major problems of technical innovation and...