Title: Making arms in the Machine Age : Philadelphia's Frankford Arsenal, 1816-1870 /
Authors: Farley, James J., 1942-
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press,
Year: 1994
Subjects: Frankford Arsenal (Philadelphia, Pa.) History.; Frankford Arsenal (Pa.) History.; Frankford (Philadelphia, Pa.) History.
Abstract: Making Arms in the Machine Age traces the growth and development of the United States Arsenal at Frankford, Pennsylvania, from its origin in 1816 to 1870. During this period, the arsenal evolved from a small post where skilled workers hand-produced small-arms ammunition to a full-scale industrial complex employing a large civilian workforce. James Farley uses the history of the arsenal to examine larger issues, including the changing technology of early nineteenth-century warfare, the impact of new technology on the United States Army, and the reactions of workers and their families and communities to the coming of industrialization.
Contents: 1. The Village of Frankford, 1690-1850 -- 2. The Early Years of the Frankford Arsenal, 1817-1830 -- 3. The Beginning of Change, 1831-1848 -- 4. The Coming of Mechanization, 1848-1860 -- 5. The Civil War and its Aftermath, 1861-1867 -- 6. The Work Force of the Frankford Arsenal and the Industrial Community of Bridesburg, 1867-1870.