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Ironworking
Publishing Details
Full Title:
Ironworking
Contributors:
By (Author) W.K.V. Gale
Series:
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:
Shire Publications
Publication Date:
20th May 2012
Country:
United Kingdom
Classifications
Readership:
General
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Social and cultural history
Dewey:
338.476691410941
Physical Properties
Number of Pages:
32
Dimensions:
Width 149mm, Height 210mm, Spine 6mm
Weight:
90g
Description
Iron has been used for about 4000 years; it was essential to the industrial revolution and is still the principal metal of commerce. This book describes how iron and steel have been made from earliest times to the 20th century.
Author Bio
The late W K V Gale came from a family long engaged in the making of iron and steel and spent all his working life within the industry. He was a technical adviser on iron and steel history to the Ironbridge Gorge Museum, the Black Country Museum and the Department of the Environment.
