アメリカの石炭産業 1790-1902年：同時代資料集（全３巻） The American Coal Industry 1790-1902

Adams, Sean Patrick

Pickering & Chatto (Publishers) Ltd（2013/12発売）

• ページ数 1200 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781848933750
• DDC分類 338.2724097309034

基本説明

During the nineteenth century the American economy was able to expand rapidly due to the availability of cheap and plentiful supplies of coal. This primary resource collection covers all aspects of this important energy source through a selection of letters, pamphlets, industry reports and newspaper articles.

Full Description

The emergence of coal-based fuel economy over the course of the nineteenth century was one of the most significant features of America's Industrial Revolution, but the transition from wood to mineral energy sources was a gradual one that transpired over a number of decades. The documents in these volumes recreate the institutional history of the American coal industry in the nineteenth century — providing a first-hand perspective on the developments in regard to political economy, business structure and competition, the rise of formal trade unions, and the creation of a national coal trade. Although the collection strives to be wide-ranging in region and theme, the Pennsylvania anthracite coal trade forms the thematic backbone as it became the most important American mineral resource to see successful development throughout the nineteenth century. Consequently it saw unprecedented levels of intervention by the federal government. The texts for this collection were selected for their accessibility to modern readers as well as their relationship to a series of common themes across the nineteenth century American coal industry — with headnotes and annotations provided to explain their context and the reasons for their inclusion.

Contents

Volume 1. General Introduction: Coal and the New Nation, 1790-1835, Volume 2. Making Coal a Household Name, 1835-1875, Volume 3. King Coal's Uneasy Throne in America, 1870-1902, Index