Routes of Power : : Energy and Modern America / / Christopher F. Jones.
The fossil fuel revolution is usually rendered as a tale of historic advances in energy production. In this perspective-changing account, Christopher F. Jones instead tells a story of advances in energy access--canals, pipelines, and wires that delivered power in unprecedented quantities to cities a...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Complete Package 2014 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2014] ©2014 |
| Year of Publication: | 2014 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (320 p.) :; 13 halftones, 11 maps |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- 1. Coal's Liquid Pathways
- 2. The Anthracite Energy Transition
- 3. Pennsylvania's Petroleum Boom
- 4. Pipelines and Power
- 5. Taming the Susquehanna River
- 6 The Electrification of America
- CONCLUSION
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- Index