{"product_id":"science-and-technology-in-colonial-america-9780313331602","title":"Science and Technology in Colonial America","description":"\u003cp\u003eScience and technology are central to history of the United States, and this is true of the Colonial period as well. Although considered by Europeans as a backwater, the people living in the American colonies had advanced notions of agriculture, surveying, architecture, and other technologies. In areas of natural philosophy--what we call science--such figures as Benjamin Franklin were admired and respected in the scientific capitals of Europe. This book covers all aspects of how science and technology impacted the everyday life of Americans of all classes and cultures. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eScience and Technology in Everyday Life in Colonial America\u003c\/i\u003e covers a wide range of topics that will interest students of American history and the history of science and technology: * Domestic technology--how colonial women devised new strategies for day-to-day survival * Agricultural--how Native Americans and African slaves influenced the development of a American system of agriculture * War--how the frequent battles during the colonial period changed how industry made consumer goods This volume includes myriad examples of the impact science and technology had on the lives of individual who lived in the New World.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William E. Burns\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.58h x 6.36w x 0.87d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313331602\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2006 pg. 89\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScience Books \u0026amp; Films\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2006 pg. 63\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Reference Bks Annual\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2006 pg. 596\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScience Books \u0026amp; Films Best Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2007 pg. 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam E. Burns\u003c\/b\u003e has taught at the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Maryland, and Mary Washington College. His earlier books include \u003ci\u003eAn Age of Wonders: Prodigies in Later Stuart Politics and Culture\u003c\/i\u003e (2002) and \u003ci\u003eWitch Hunts in Europe and America: An Encyclopedia\u003c\/i\u003e (Greenwood, 2003).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40924489023603,"sku":"9.78031E+12","price":118.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_afed2dbc-1154-42d0-b3fa-eefd0a542f76.jpg?v=1692191348","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/science-and-technology-in-colonial-america-9780313331602","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}