The iron industry in Pennsylvania : with a listing of national, state, and private sites related to the Pennsylvania iron industry and open to the public
Chapters: The Process of Iron Making // Iron Plantations In the Colonial Era // Iron Plantations in Antebellum Pennsylvania // Technological Change and Urbanization // Ironmasters and Ironworkers in an Urban Setting // The Shift to Steel
Summary
"From the opening of the first iron forge in 1716, the iron industry played a central role in the economies of Pennsylvania and the nation. Learn how iron was made, and follow the story of iron production through the experiences of the industry's pioneers and the iron workers and their families whose labor built Pennsylvania's industrial might." [from the publisher]
