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Harpers Ferry Armory and the New Technology: The Challenge of Change Merritt Roe Smith New edition
Harpers Ferry Armory and the New Technology: The Challenge of Change
Merritt Roe Smith
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...
364 pages, 23, 20 black & white illustrations, 1 maps, 2 tables
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | April 30, 1980 |
| ISBN13 | 9780801491818 |
| Publishers | Cornell University Press |
| Pages | 364 |
| Dimensions | 228 × 154 × 20 mm · 560 g |
| Language | English |