00000nam 2200000zi 4500 9.889577 CaOODSP 20221107172329 m o d f cr |n||||||||| 200721t19981998qucabdo ob f001 0 eng d 2763775497 9782763775494 CaOODSP eng rda CaOODSP n-cn-qu R64-201/1998E-PDF R64-201-1998E Samson, Roch, author. The Forges du Saint-Maurice : beginnings of the iron and steel industry in Canada, 1730-1883 / Roch Samson. Beginnings of the iron and steel industry in Canada, 1730-1883 [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 1 online resource (xix, 458 pages) : graphs, illustrations (some colour), maps, photographs (some colour) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier 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. "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. Issued also in printed form. Foundries Québec (Province) Saint-Maurice History. Iron industry and trade Québec (Province) Saint-Maurice History. Saint-Maurice (Québec) History. Parks Canada, issuing body. Les Forges du Saint-Maurice : (CaOODSP)9.889590 The Forges du Saint-Maurice : (CaOODSP)9.647069 PDF 190.58 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2020/pc/R64-201-1998-eng.pdf