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Technology and the Civil War

During the Civil War, both sides experimented with developing technologies. Exploding shells, hot air balloons, anesthesia, land mines, submarines, and the telegraph are a few of the unique technologies that Union and Confederate leaders used in their struggle to win the war.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mountjoy, Shane, 1967-
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: New York : Chelsea House Publishers, c2009.
Series:The Civil War : a nation divided
Subjects:
Technology > Juvenile literature. > History > 19th century > United States
Technology > History > 19th century. > United States
JUVENILE NONFICTION > History.
United States > Juvenile literature. > History > Technology > Civil War, 1861-1865
United States > History > Technology. > Civil War, 1861-1865
Electronic books.
Online Access:View fulltext via EzAccess
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Summary:During the Civil War, both sides experimented with developing technologies. Exploding shells, hot air balloons, anesthesia, land mines, submarines, and the telegraph are a few of the unique technologies that Union and Confederate leaders used in their struggle to win the war.
Physical Description:1 online resource (136 p.) : ill.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 126-128) and index.
ISBN:9781438126227 (electronic bk.)
1438126220 (electronic bk.)

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