"For, Lo! We live in an Iron Age--In the age of Steam and Fire!" wrote a poet mesmerized by the engines that were transforming American transportation, agriculture, and industry during his lifetime. Indeed, by the nineteenth century fire had become America's leitmotif--for good and for ill. "Keeping the flame" was deadly serious: even the slightest lapse of attention could convert a fire from friendly ally to ravaging destroyer. To examine the cultural context of fire in "combustible America," Margaret Hazen and Robert Hazen gather more than a.
Keepers of the Flame: The Role of Fire in American Culture, 1775-1925 (Princeton Legacy Library) read online free book
Keepers of the Flame: The Role of Fire in American Culture, 1775-1925 (Princeton Legacy Library) read online
Keepers of the Flame: The Role of Fire in American Culture, 1775-1925 (Princeton Legacy Library) book
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