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Frontier Iron: The Story of The Maramec Iron Works, 1826-1876

James D. Norris

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Description:The fascinating study of an important industrial establishment fills a gap in our knowledge of the American frontier. What is more, it provides detailed insight into once of the most important technical processes of the nine-teenth century: the production of iron. The Maramec Iron Works was established in the Missouri Ozarks in 1826 by Thomas James, an ironmonger who had followed the westward advance of the frontier from his native Virginia, through Ohio, and finally across the Mississippi. In the face of immense physical and logistical problems, and in spite of crude roads, capricious rivers, and fierce competition from rival foundries, the doughty James built the first successful trans-Mississippi ironworks. For fifty years the Works drew skilled labor and sorely needed capital into the region, provided leadership in a burgeoning frontier settlement, permanently influenced the character of the regional population, and shaped the transportation routes and marketing patterns of southeastern Missouri. The factual story in this book covers an important part of the development of the West. Close up on the heels of the advancing frontiersman, enterprising manufacturers moved into the trans-Mississippi West and began to exploit an expanding market for industrial commodities. Much of the manufacturing associated with the frontier was short-lived and of only local importance, but the manufacture of iron, which required a large capital investment and some of the most advanced technology of the nineteenth century, rapidly lost its frontier characteristics and exerted a powerful influence on the subsequent development of regions or entire states.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Frontier Iron: The Story of The Maramec Iron Works, 1826-1876. To get started finding Frontier Iron: The Story of The Maramec Iron Works, 1826-1876, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher: The State Historical Society of Wisconsin

Release: 1972

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Description: The fascinating study of an important industrial establishment fills a gap in our knowledge of the American frontier. What is more, it provides detailed insight into once of the most important technical processes of the nine-teenth century: the production of iron. The Maramec Iron Works was established in the Missouri Ozarks in 1826 by Thomas James, an ironmonger who had followed the westward advance of the frontier from his native Virginia, through Ohio, and finally across the Mississippi. In the face of immense physical and logistical problems, and in spite of crude roads, capricious rivers, and fierce competition from rival foundries, the doughty James built the first successful trans-Mississippi ironworks. For fifty years the Works drew skilled labor and sorely needed capital into the region, provided leadership in a burgeoning frontier settlement, permanently influenced the character of the regional population, and shaped the transportation routes and marketing patterns of southeastern Missouri. The factual story in this book covers an important part of the development of the West. Close up on the heels of the advancing frontiersman, enterprising manufacturers moved into the trans-Mississippi West and began to exploit an expanding market for industrial commodities. Much of the manufacturing associated with the frontier was short-lived and of only local importance, but the manufacture of iron, which required a large capital investment and some of the most advanced technology of the nineteenth century, rapidly lost its frontier characteristics and exerted a powerful influence on the subsequent development of regions or entire states.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Frontier Iron: The Story of The Maramec Iron Works, 1826-1876. To get started finding Frontier Iron: The Story of The Maramec Iron Works, 1826-1876, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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