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25%OFFRichard Hayman - Ironmaking: The History and Archaeology of the British Iron Industry - 9780752433745 - V9780752433745
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Ironmaking: The History and Archaeology of the British Iron Industry

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Description for Ironmaking: The History and Archaeology of the British Iron Industry Paperback. Iron was the catalyst of the Industrial Revolution - the material of Ironbridge, the Crystal Palace, railways, steam engines, ships. This title focuses on the period when coal replaced charcoal as the industry's fuel source, discussing the changing technology, geography and economy of the industry as well as its social history. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1DB; HBTK; HDT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 248 x 14. Weight in Grams: 484.

Iron was the catalyst of the Industrial Revolution - the material of Ironbridge, the Crystal Palace, railways, steam engines ships. But what made it so important and why did Britain become the major producer of iron in the world? The iron industry sucked in a mass of skilled and unskilled labour, and transformed rural landscapes with mines, railways, and new villages and towns.

Without iron there would have been no Industrial Revolution and few parts of Britain from the Highlands of Scotland to Cornwall have not been touched by the iron industry. Richard Hayman concentrates on the period when coal replaced ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752433745
SKU
V9780752433745
Shipping Time
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99-2

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