Mining the Borderlands: Industry, Capital, and the Emergence of Engineers in the Southwest Territories, 1855-1910. Grossman, Sarah E.M. University of Nevada Press, 2018

Authors

James Altman, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow

Document Type

Book Review

Publication Date

6-30-2020

Publication Title

The Journal of American Culture

Volume

43

Issue

2

First page number:

168

Last page number:

169

Abstract

In Mining the Borderlands: Industry, Capital, and the Emergence of Engineers in the Southwest Territories, 1855‐1910, distinguished scholar Sarah E.M. Grossman examines the early history of commercial mining along the US‐Mexico border. She brings to the task her extensive knowledge of the region, and a forensic detective's thirst for the truth. Her mission is to understand precisely how much, and in what specific ways, various commercial mining ventures in the desert Southwest contributed not only to the economic development of the region, but also to improvements in mining techniques, engineering methods, equipment, efficiency, working conditions, mining education, and most importantly, in her view, to popular culture in the United States and Mexico.

Disciplines

History of Science, Technology, and Medicine | Mining Engineering | United States History

File Format

pdf

File Size

69 KB

Language

English

Repository Citation

Altman, J. (2020). Mining the Borderlands: Industry, Capital, and the Emergence of Engineers in the Southwest Territories, 1855-1910. Grossman, Sarah E.M. University of Nevada Press, 2018. The Journal of American Culture, 43(2), 168-169.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jacc.13174