Civilizing the Machine

It was in the nineteenth century that industrialization became a fact in American life; it was also in the nineteenth century that Americans sought to realize the pastoral dream. And it is the meeting of the two—the collision of the machine and culture—that John Kasson describes in this most imaginative and invigorating piece of social, cultural, and intellectual history.

Published 1979.

Binding of book is intact. Some foxing, moderate creasing and shelfwear on covers of book. Moderate tanning and foxing on edges of book. Heavy foxing on insides of covers. Annotation in marker on inside of front cover. Annotation in pencil, creasing and several waterstains on inside of back cover. Moderate foxing and slight chipping on certain pages.