| Technology and the Civil War Contributor(s): Mountjoy, Shane (Author) |
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ISBN: 1604130377 ISBN-13: 9781604130379 Publisher: Chelsea House Publications OUR PRICE: $34.65 Product Type: Library Binding Published: April 2009 Annotation: During the Civil War, both sides experimented with developing technologies. Exploding shells, hot air balloons, anesthesia, land mines, submarines, and the telegraph are a few of the unique technologies that Union and Confederate leaders used in their struggle to win the war. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology - General |
| Dewey: 973.730 |
| LCCN: 2008026563 |
| Series: Civil War: A Nation Divided (Library) |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.5" W x 9.3" (0.95 lbs) 136 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When Civil War broke out between the North and the South in 1861, the United States was still a growing nation, living with traditions of the past and beginning to improve life with new technological advances of the future. This title explains the role of technology for Americans before, during, and after the conflict. |