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Cotton, Fire, and Dreams

Cotton, Fire, and Dreams The Robert Findlay Iron Works and Heavy Industry in Macon, Georgia, 1839-1912

Hardback (30 Jun 1998)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Provides a social history of Macon, Georgia, through the career of industrialist Robert Findlay (1808-1859). Though born in Scotland and trained in the North, Findlay became one of the few successful industrialists of the Old South. After his death, his foundry became the main installation of the Confederacy's vast ordnance system. Includes b&w pho

Book information

ISBN: 9780865545984
Publisher: Mercer University Press
Imprint: Mercer University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 338.7672209758552
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 198
Weight: 483g
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 15mm