Harpers Ferry Armory and the New Technology

Merritt Roe Smith

Cornell University Press, 1980

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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...

ISBN-13
9780801491818
ISBN-10
0801491819
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Year
1980
Publication date
1980-04-30
Pages
364
Dimensions
154x228x20
Weight
560