Engineering Victory: How Technology Won the Civil War (Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology)

Superior engineering skills among Union soldiers helped ensure victory in the Civil War. Engineering Victory brings a fresh approach to the question of why the North prevailed in the Civil War. Historian Thomas F. Army, Jr., identifies strength in engineering―not superior military strategy or ind

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Engineering Victory: How Technology Won the Civil War (Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology)

Superior engineering skills among Union soldiers helped ensure victory in the Civil War. Engineering Victory brings a fresh approach to the question of why the North prevailed in the Civil War. Historian Thomas F. Army, Jr., identifies strength in engineering—not superior military strategy or ind

$27.00

Pittsburgh Then and Now®: A photographic guide to the hidden history, culture and architecture of the city

Pairing vintage photos with the same view today Pittsburgh Then and Now shows the dramatic transformation of America's steel town into a modern-day metropolis. Pittsburgh rose to industrial prominence thanks to an easy supply of coal and limestone, and by the Civil War the iron industry was thrivi

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