Alabama Blast Furnaces

Alabama Blast Furnaces
ISBN-10
0817354328
ISBN-13
9780817354329
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
175
Language
English
Published
2006-10-15
Publisher
University of Alabama Press
Author
Joseph H. Woodward

Description

The standard source on all the furnaces that made Alabama internationally significant in the iron and steel industry.

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