Economic History of the British Iron and Steel IndustryThis book was first published in 1967. This volume explores the history of the British iron and steel industry from 1760, tracking its development, relationship with the British economy, regional hubs, technological developments and the final triumph of steel over iron. |
Contents
The British Iron and Steel Industry 17601879 | 5 |
Iron in the Economy of England and Wales in | 14 |
The Rise of the CokeIron Industry | 22 |
Henry Cort and the Puddling Process | 33 |
The British Iron Industry during the Napoleonic Wars | 44 |
Ironworks and Ironmasters during the Industrial | 57 |
The Ironmasters Associations in the Early Nineteenth | 104 |
The Expansion of the Industry 17881880 | 123 |
The Ironworkers | 244 |
The Age of Steel | 299 |
The Development of Mild Steel | 315 |
Ores for Steel | 331 |
The Triumph of Steel over Wrought Iron | 352 |
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Output of pig iron in the United Kingdom 17881880 | 387 |
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