Keepers of the Flame: The Role of Fire in American Culture, 1775-1925

Keepers of the Flame: The Role of Fire in American Culture, 1775-1925 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 Americas leitmotif--for good and for ill. Keeping the flame was deadly serious: even the slightest Autor: Robert M. Hazen, Margaret Hindle Hazen Wydawnictwo: Princeton University Press Rok wydania: 2016 Okładka: twarda Liczba stron: 292 Wymiary: 22.9 x 15.2 cm Język: angielski ISBN: 9780691635347