
Astride Two Worlds
Technology and the American Civil War
Barton C. Hacker(Editor)
Smithsonian Books (Publisher)
Published on 3. May 2016
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-1-935623-91-5 (ISBN)
Description
By the middle of the nineteenth century, industrialization and military-technological innovation were beginning to alter drastically the character and conditions of warfare as it had been conducted for centuries. Occurring in the midst of these far-reaching changes, the American Civil War can justly be labeled both the last great preindustrial war and the first major war of the industrial age. Industrial capacity attained new levels of military significance as transportation improved, but in this, as in many other respects, the Civil War was distinctly transitional. Smoothbore artillery still dominated the battlefield, horse-drawn wagons and pack mules still carried the main logistic burden, seamstresses still outnumbered sewing-machine operators. Astride Two Worlds addresses the various causes and consequences of technological change for the course and outcome of the American Civil War.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 163 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
590 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-935623-91-5 (9781935623915)
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05/2016
Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
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Edited by Barton C. Hacker