Soft Cover
1986 · Washington D.C
by Hindle, Brooke; Lubar, Steven
Washington D.C: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1986. 9th Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8x0x9. 9th printing. Faint edge wear. 1986 Soft Cover. 309 pp. "Engines of Change chronicles the American Industrial Revolution from about 1790 to 1860, specifically looking at some of the key machine inventions that drove this revolution forward. Steven Lubar examines not only the inventions, but also the impact these machines had on American work, community, profit and progress. With marvelous illustrations and photographs from the exhibit, Engines of Change surveys the revolutionary implements, from the spinning wheel, sawmill and gristmill, to the creation of the steam engine. (Inventory #: 2337816)