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Review Of America's Prophet: Moses And The American Story, Michael F. Russo
Review Of America's Prophet: Moses And The American Story, Michael F. Russo
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Cold Spring, Hot Foundry: An Archaeological Exploration Of The West Point Foundry’S Paternal Influence Upon The Village Of Cold Spring And Its Residents, Elizabeth M. Norris
Cold Spring, Hot Foundry: An Archaeological Exploration Of The West Point Foundry’S Paternal Influence Upon The Village Of Cold Spring And Its Residents, Elizabeth M. Norris
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This dissertation explores the nineteenth century paternal relationship between industrialists and their predominantly skilled workers in a small northern community. As an archaeological analysis, artifacts such as houses and ceramics demonstrate the economic and consumption patterns observable throughout the United States during its industrialization. Discussion centers around the West Point Foundry, which operated in the Village of Cold Spring from 1818 to 1911 and originally owned half of the village’s property and employed half of its workers. Privately owned, it manufactured a variety of iron products including heavy ordnance for both the country’s Navy and Army. Methodological analysis paired documentary …