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Routes of Power
Energy and Modern America
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Christopher F. Jones
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English
Published/Copyright:
2014
About this book
The fossil fuel revolution is usually a tale of advances in energy production. Christopher Jones tells a tale of advances in energy access--canals, pipelines, wires delivering cheap, abundant power to cities at a distance from production sites. Between 1820 and 1930 these new transportation networks set the U.S. on a path to fossil fuel dependence.
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Jones Christopher F. :
Christopher F. Jones is Assistant Professor of History in the School of Historical, Philosophical, and Religious Studies at Arizona State University.
Reviews
Working at the intersection of technological and environmental history, Jones shows that understanding political economy and social context are integral to understanding energy transitions. His elegantly written and cogently argued narrative of how Americans spent down the planetary savings account of solar energy amassed in fossil fuels is as compelling as a mystery novel.
-- Ann Norton Greene Journal of Interdisciplinary History
-- Ann Norton Greene Journal of Interdisciplinary History
Jones rethinks our understanding of the history of energy by examining from a new angle America’s transformation from a society that is dependent on human and animal power to one that relies on fossil fuels and electrical power generation. By focusing on the history of energy infrastructure, Routes of Power demonstrates how this transformation occurred and, in doing so, provides a picture of America’s energy history that is new, concrete, innovative, and persuasive.
-- Martin V. Melosi, author of Atomic Age America
-- Martin V. Melosi, author of Atomic Age America
In Routes of Power, Jones investigates the economics, the social consequences, and the environmental costs of the transformation from muscle power to coal, oil, and electricity. His work demonstrates effectively that technological change is not automatic but requires human effort and ingenuity.
-- David E. Nye, author of America’s Assembly Line
-- David E. Nye, author of America’s Assembly Line
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Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
eBook published on:
April 7, 2014
eBook ISBN:
9780674419612
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
Main content:
320
Other:
13 halftones, 11 maps
eBook ISBN:
9780674419612
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General/trade;
