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Index
Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Introduction
Paul Revere: Patriot, Artisan, Manager, and Recordkeeper
Craft, Industry, and the Proto-industry Transition
1 Artisan, Silversmith, and Businessman (1754–1775)
Growing Up in Colonial America
Paul Revere: Artisan
Paul Revere: Silversmith
Paul Revere: Networker and Businessman
2 Patriot, Soldier, and Handyman of the Revolution (1775–1783)
Patriot Resistance and the Role of Artisans
“Listen my children and you shall hear . . .”
After the Ride: Martial Longings and the Pursuit of Honor
Mechanic for the Revolution: Engraving, Mill Design, and Cannon Casting
3 Mercantile Ambitions and a New Look at Silver (1783–1789)
Quest for Gentility: The Would-be Merchant
Return to Silver: Products, Methods, and the Shift toward Standardization
Technological Advances: The Rolling Mill and Sheet Silver
Labor Practices: Combining Old and New
4 To Run a “Furnass”: The Iron Years (1788–1792)
Iron from Antiquity to America
Revere the Founder: Climbing the Iron Learning Curve
Technology: Equipment, Production Methods, and Products
Labor in the Post-Artisan Mode
Raw Material Availability and Environmental Impacts
Capital Concerns: Sales, Profits, and Management
5 Bells, Cannon, and Malleable Copper (1792–1801)
Becoming a Bell Maker: An Art and a Science
Cannon Founding and Government Contracting
Malleable Copper: Bolts, Spikes, and Technical Experimentation
6 Paul Revere’s Last Ride: The Road to Rolling Copper (1798–1801)
The Early Federal Government and Benjamin Stoddert’s Navy
The Tentative Growth of American Manufacturing
The Search for Sheathing
The Road to Rolling Copper
7 The Onset of Industrial Capitalism: Managerial and Labor Adaptations (1802–1811)
America’s Transition to Industrial Capitalism
Investment Capital, Managerial Practices, and the Role of Government
The Changing Face of Labor
8 Becoming Industrial: Technological Innovations and Environmental Implications (1802–1811)
Technical Practices and Improvements
Standardization and a Tour of Revere’s Product Lines
Revere and the Environment: Raw Material Shortages and Procurement Strategies
Conclusion
Industrial Dawn: Proto-industry Revisited
Tools of the Trade: Components of Revere’s Success
The Pursuit of Happiness: Revere’s Goals and Identity
Acknowledgments
Appendixes
1. Major Events in the Narratives of Paul Revere and America
2. Four Proto-industrial Production Factors and Major Linkages
3. Prevalent Craft and Industrial Practices in the Proto-industrial Period
4. Selected Revere Engravings
5. Furnace Startup Expenses for 1787–1788
6. April 1796 Payments to Faxon
7. Revere’s Second Letter to Benjamin Stoddert, February 26, 1800
8. Employee Salaries, 1802–1806
9. Typical Stages in the Growth of a Large Technological System
Notes
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