Overman, Frederick. The Manufacture of Iron in All Its Various Branches. Philadelphia: Henry C. Baird,, 1854.
A detailed, technical examination of the technology, iron ores and fuel sources used in the national iron industry circa 1850, by a mining engineer; offers a contemporary perspective that is quite different from later histories of the industry.
Citation Type: Book
Referenced in:
The Pennsylvania Iron Industry: Furnace and Forge of America
Robesonia Furnace