Major Problems in the History of American Technology

Merritt Roe Smith, Gregory Clancey

ISBN 10: 0669354724 / ISBN 13: 9780669354720

Published by Houghton Mifflin, Boston, MA., 1997

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Condition: Very Good (VG) First Edition. Softcovers, binding, and spine are clean, tight, and in near new condition. Pages are bright and unmarked, with the exception of two pages showing small corner folds and one page with minor markings. Overall a solid, well preserved copy with only one light, isolated flaw.

Explore the forces that shaped innovation in the United States with this First Edition of Major Problems in the History of American Technology, edited by Merritt Roe Smithj and Gregoryu Clancey. This thought provoking volume combines primary source documents with scholarly essays to examine the technological developments that transformed American society, industry, transportation, communication, and everyday life. Covering key debates and historical perspectives, the reader is encouraged to analyze the impact of technology on economic growth, culture, politics, and the environment. An excellent resource for students, historians, collectors, and anyone interested in the history of American innovation and technological progress.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Major Problems in the History of American Technology
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, Boston, MA.
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0669354724
• ISBN 13: 9780669354720
• Binding: Soft cover
• Illustrator: Sarah Malhado
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Very Good
• Dimensions: 6.5W x 9H x 0.75D inches 6.5 inches width by 9 inches height by 0.75 inches depth
• Weight: 1.59 pounds
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

This entry in the Major Problems in American History series examines the history of technology in America, from colonial times to the present. Each of the 14 chapters contains an introduction, secondary readings, documents, headnotes, and suggested readings.

About the Author

Thomas G. Paterson, professor emeritus of history at the University of Connecticut, graduated from the University of New Hampshire (B.A., 1963) and the University of California, Berkeley (Ph.D., 1968). He is the author of Soviet-American Confrontation (1973), Meeting the Communist Threat (1988), On Every Front (1992), Contesting Castro (1994), America Ascendant (with J. Garry Clifford, 1995), and A People and a Nation (with Mary Beth Norton et al., 2001). Tom is also the editor of Cold War Critics (1971), Kennedy's Quest for Victory (1989), Imperial Surge (with Stephen G. Rabe, 1992), The Origins of the Cold War (with Robert McMahon, 1999), Explaining the History of American Foreign Relations (with Michael J. Hogan, 2004), and Major Problems in American Foreign Relations (with Dennis Merrill, 2010). With Bruce Jentleson, he served as senior editor for the Encyclopedia of American Foreign Relations (1997). A microfilm edition of The United States and Castro's Cuba, 1950sĀ-1970s: The Paterson Collection appeared in 1999. He has served on the editorial boards of the Journal of American History and Diplomatic History. A recipient of a Guggenheim fellowship, he has directed National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminars for College Teachers. In 2000 the New England History Teachers Association recognized his excellence in teaching and mentoring with the Kidger Award. Besides visits to many American campuses, Tom has lectured in Canada, China, Colombia, Cuba, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Russia, and Venezuela. He is a past president of the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations, which in 2008 honored him with the Laura and Norman Graebner Award for "lifetime achievement" in scholarship, service, and teaching. A native of Oregon, Tom is now informally associated with Southern Oregon University.