The Machine in America: A Social History of Technology
"It would be hard to find a better introduction to the history of American technology -- or, for that matter, to American history itself." -- American Heritage of Invention and Technology""A balanced and clearly written account of the development of American manufacturing and engineering from the colonial period to the present... Well illustrated." -- American Studies International"[A] good introduction to the social history of American technology through the 19th century." -- Matthew R. Hyre, Studies in American Culture