The Forges du Saint-Maurice : beginnings of the iron and steel industry in Canada, 1730-1883 / Roch Samson.: R64-201/1998E-PDF

"The primary aim of this work is to describe an early ironworks that was one of the most significant legacies of French colonial rule in Canada. With a view to synthesis, this work takes the form of an industrial monograph. Each aspect—the management of the Forges; the key element of mineral, timber and water resources; the industrial plant and processes; ironworking; the Forges wares; the working population; and finally the industrial village will be discussed in turn in order to capture as faithfully as possible the social and technical world of the St Maurice Forges, Canada's first industrial community"--Introduction, pages 10-11.

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Department/Agency Parks Canada, issuing body.
Title The Forges du Saint-Maurice : beginnings of the iron and steel industry in Canada, 1730-1883 / Roch Samson.
Variant title Beginnings of the iron and steel industry in Canada, 1730-1883
Publication type Monograph
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Other formats Paper-[English]
Note(s) Digitized by Publishing and Depository Services Program.
"To Gladys and Jean-Christophe."
Issued also in French under title: Les Forges du Saint-Maurice : les débuts de l'industrie sidérurgique au Canada, 1730-1883.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword -- Preface -- List of Tables and Figures -- Introduction -- Chapter I, Masters of the St Maurice Forges, 1730-1883 -- Chapter II, The Forges Lands -- Chapter III, Harnessing the Stream -- Chapter IV, The Forges Plant -- Chapter V, The Art of Ironworking -- Chapter VI, The Forges Wares -- Chapter VII, The Working Population -- Chapter VIII, The Industrial Community -- Chapter IX, The Village -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Appendices -- List of Abbreviations -- Bibliography -- Glossary -- Index.
Issued also in printed form.
Publishing information [Québec] : Les Presses de l'Université Laval ; Ottawa, Ontario : Parks Canada, Canadian Heritage = Parcs Canada, Patrimoine canadien : Public Works and Government Services Canada, [1998]
©1998
Author / Contributor Samson, Roch, author.
Description 1 online resource (xix, 458 pages) : graphs, illustrations (some colour), maps, photographs (some colour)
Catalogue number
  • R64-201/1998E-PDF
Subject terms Foundries -- Québec (Province) -- Saint-Maurice -- History.
Iron industry and trade -- Québec (Province) -- Saint-Maurice -- History.
Saint-Maurice (Québec) -- History.
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