Keepers of the Flame: The Role of Fire in American Culture, 1775-1925
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"For, Lo We live in an Iron Age--In the age of Steam and Fire " wrote a poet mesmerized by the engines that were transforming American transportation, agriculture, and industry during his lifetime. Indeed, by the nineteenth century fire had become America's leitmotif--for good and for ill. "Keeping the flame" was deadly serious: even the slightest lapse of attention could convert a fire from friendly ally to ravaging destroyer. To examine the cultural...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0691048096
ISBN13:9780691048093
Release Date:January 1992
Publisher:Princeton University Press
Length:300 Pages
Weight:6.05 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.4" x 9.6"
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