March of the Iron Men: A Social History of Union Through Invention, Volume 10"Events and inventions, a reference list": p. 468-476. Bibliography: p. 445-467. |
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... operations and eliminated manual effort in manu- facturing processes . His famous flour mill for which no one denies him ... operation . We , today , are so accustomed to products " untouched by human hands " that man- ufacturers have ...
... operations and eliminated manual effort in manu- facturing processes . His famous flour mill for which no one denies him ... operation . We , today , are so accustomed to products " untouched by human hands " that man- ufacturers have ...
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... operation . This was the overwhelming necessity and the genius , Whitney , met it . The particular straw that broke the camel's back was not a popular demand . It was not a cry for Yankee notions or a des- perate need for gins . It was ...
... operation . This was the overwhelming necessity and the genius , Whitney , met it . The particular straw that broke the camel's back was not a popular demand . It was not a cry for Yankee notions or a des- perate need for gins . It was ...
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... operation . Every time the jig is applied the tool cuts an exact replica of the piece it cut the last time the jig ... operations ; the article came out complete and this , though somewhat miraculous , was acceptable by the thought of ...
... operation . Every time the jig is applied the tool cuts an exact replica of the piece it cut the last time the jig ... operations ; the article came out complete and this , though somewhat miraculous , was acceptable by the thought of ...
Contents
THE PRINTING PRESS AND THE BACK GROUND OF AMERICA | 3 |
MECHANICS OF THE EMIGRATION | 16 |
LIFE IN THE WILDERNESS | 34 |
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