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" Technology and the Civil War / "
Shane Mountjoy.
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BL
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984263
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b738633
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| Main Entry
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Mountjoy, Shane,1967-
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Technology and the Civil War /\ Shane Mountjoy.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Chelsea House Publishers,, ©2009.
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| Series Statement
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The Civil War : a nation divided
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136 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm.
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1604130377
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: 9781604130379
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 126-128) and index.
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| Contents
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Waging a war with technology -- Railroads and the telegraph -- Weapons of death -- Ironclads -- Under the sea -- Medicine -- Photography, balloons, and espionage -- Technology's impact after the war.
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| Abstract
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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.
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Technology-- United States-- History-- 19th century, Juvenile literature.
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Technology-- United States-- History-- 19th century.
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Sezessionskrieg
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Technologie
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Technology-- History.-- United States.
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Technology.
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United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Technology, Juvenile literature.
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United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Technology.
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United States, History, 1861-1865, Civil War.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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973.7/301
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| LC Classification
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E468.9.M93 2009
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NP 6020rvk
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