Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley door pickup 10am - 7pm 3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611

  • Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
The Western Journal; Of Agriculture, Manufactures, Mechanic Arts, Internal Improvement, Commerce, And General Literature (Volume Iii)

The Western Journal; Of Agriculture, Manufactures, Mechanic Arts, Internal Improvement, Commerce, And General Literature (Volume Iii)

Tarver, Micajah

Paperback

General Reference21st Century United States HistoryGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9354506321
ISBN13: 9789354506321
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Apr 6 2021
Pages: 426
Weight: 1.37
Height: 0.95 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Before the antebellum United States became a nation of mass print, regional journals carried the news of ideas. This is frontier thinking, printed. The Western Journal; Of Agriculture, Manufactures, Mechanic Arts, Internal Improvement, Commerce, And General Literature (Volume III) presents a historical literary journal shaped by Micajah Tarver for readers hungry for progress - from early American agriculture and farm experiment to manufactures and mechanic arts, and from canals, roads, and internal improvements and commerce to civic debate and general literature. Its brisk notices and substantial discussions preserve the sound of work being planned and argued in real time. As a complete volume reprint of a nineteenth century periodical, this edition stands as a primary source collection for researchers and local historians, yet it is just as compelling for anyone who enjoys the texture of everyday innovation. Here you can trace the history of American industry at ground level: agricultural and trade essays, regional reporting, and the ambitions of an early American West learning how to build, sell, and connect. Read it for the language of invention, the practical economics of towns and river ports, and the confidence (and anxieties) of a growing republic. For collectors of classic American nonfiction, the volume offers a handsome snapshot of what communities chose to record, promote, and preserve across farms, workshops, and trading streets. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

1 different editions

Also available

Also in

General Reference

View All