From the American System to Mass Production, 1800-1932: The Development of Manufacturing Technology in the United States
From the American System to Mass Production, 1800-1932: The Development of Manufacturing Technology in the United States (Studies in Industry and Society) by David Hounshell
English | Sep. 1, 1985 | ISBN: 0801829755, 080183158X | 437 Pages | PDF | 92 MB
English | Sep. 1, 1985 | ISBN: 0801829755, 080183158X | 437 Pages | PDF | 92 MB
Previous writers on the American system have argued that the technical problems of mass production had been solved by armsmakers before the Civil War. Drawing upon the extensive business and manufacturing records of leading American firms, Hounshell demonstrates that the diffusion of arms production technology was neither as fast nor as smooth as had been assumed.