Manufacturing Independence: Industrial Innovation in the American Revolution
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| Rating | : | 4.48 (991 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1594162476 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 270 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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SMITH is Assistant Dean for Humanities and Social Sciences at Northampton Community College. He is the author of numerous articles on military history and the history of technology. ROBERT F. This is his first book.. He received his PhD in Early American History and Technology from Lehigh University and his MA in American History from Villanova University
He is the author of numerous articles on military history and the history of technology. He received his PhD in Early American History and Technology from Lehigh University and his MA in American History from Villanova University. SMITH is Assistant Dean for Humanities and Social Sciences at Northampton Community College. This is his first book.. About the AuthorROBERT F
A must own for the True Student of the American Revolution Stanley D. Saperstein As a professional historian of the American Revolution with a special interest in the social and economic history of the period and as a living historian playing Col. Benj. Flower I have the utmost praise for Robert K.Smith's book Manufacturing Independence. This book is now the Bible on the subject of how a few unsung heroes like Flower and Samuel Hodgdon built from nothing The Department of the Commissary General of Military Stores and organized hundreds of cottage crafts into a industrial revolution bring manufacturing to the United States. Without this process the war for independence . "Unique book with interesting information" according to EllieGirl. Great book, and unlike any other that I have read. I learned so much from it! Very interesting that women were employed to make ammunition cartridges, and that the weapons initially sent by the French needed a lot of repair.. Especially my Especially my 4th great grandfather, Colonel David Mason Amazon Customer A thorough and well written book of the enormous logistical and personal challenges facing the fledgling Continental Army.Especially my 4th great grandfather, Colonel David Mason.. th great grandfather, Colonel David Mason A thorough and well written book of the enormous logistical and personal challenges facing the fledgling Continental Army.Especially my Especially my 4th great grandfather, Colonel David Mason Amazon Customer A thorough and well written book of the enormous logistical and personal challenges facing the fledgling Continental Army.Especially my 4th great grandfather, Colonel David Mason.. th great grandfather, Colonel David Mason.
Trade networks were destroyed, inflation undermined the economy, and American artisans could not produce or repair enough weapons to keep the Continental Army in the field. The Untold Story of the Industrial Revolution and the American Victory in the War for Independence Benjamin Franklin was serious when he suggested the colonists arm themselves with the longbow. With information obtained from Europe through both commercial exchange and French military networks, Congress became familiar with the latest manufacturing techniques and processes of the nascent European industrial revolution. As historian Robert F. The American colonies were not logistically prepared for the revolution and this became painfully obvious in war’s first years. The department also engaged private manufacturers, providing them with materials and worker training, and instituting a program of inspecting their finished products. Smith relates in Manufacturing Independence: Industrial Innovation in the American Revolutio