Routes of Power

Routes of Power
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 321
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ISBN-10 : 9780674728899
ISBN-13 : 0674728890
Rating : 4/5 (99 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Routes of Power by : Christopher F. Jones

Download or read book Routes of Power written by Christopher F. Jones and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2014-04-07 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fossil fuel revolution is usually a tale of advances in energy production. Christopher Jones tells a tale of advances in energy access—canals, pipelines, wires delivering cheap, abundant power to cities at a distance from production sites. Between 1820 and 1930 these new transportation networks set the U.S. on a path to fossil fuel dependence.


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