Lavishly illustrated with seventy-four color plates and fifty black-and-white photographs and drawings; Never for Want of Powder tells the story of a world-class munitions factory constructed by the Confederacy in 1861; the only large-scale permanent building project undertaken by a government often characterized as lacking modern industrial values. In this comprehensive examination of the powder works; five scholars--a historian; physicist; curator; architectural historian; and biographer--bring their combined expertise to the task of chronicling gunpowder production during the Civil War. In doing so; they make a major contribution to understanding the history of wartime technology and Confederate ingenuity.
#3141004 in Books 1996-12-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 1.37 x 6.26 x 9.19l; 1.75 #File Name: 1568219202448 pages
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. To have this work available is simply amazing. The price seems a little highBy S.H.To have this work available is simply amazing.The price seems a little high; but more than a jewel a page still can be called a bargain.1 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Judaism under the LashBy Eric MaroneyThe Sefer Chasidim is supposed to be a paradigmatic book of the early German Jewish Pietistic movement; called the Ashkenazi Hasidim; who flourished from the twelfth and thirteenth century (and not to be confused by the later Chasdic movement founded by the Baal Shem Tov in the late eighteenth century).Known for its ascetic customs and other-worldly orientation; the German Pietists have been given only a grudging acknowledgement by subsequent generations of religious Jews. With its calls for fasting; rolling around nude in the snow; and dips in ice cold mikvehs; there was something too extreme in this movement for later; more temperate Jews.Sefer Chasidim will not help this image. While there are passages that admonish Jews not to be too holy; fast too much; or deny their bodies; there are other passages which revel in this. This is a harsh form of Judaism and not for everyone. The book also abounds with passages that can only be called superstitious. The book is filled with invective against superstition; yet delves deep within bizarre speculations of supernatural cause and effect.But don't get me wrong; the book is interesting. Its shows Judaism during the crusader time period; when Jewish life in middle Europe was in great peril. This work reflects that crouched; perilous position.
