This booklet was produced by the Hagley Museum of Delaware, with reference to the DuPont family and the manufacture of black powder (gunpowder). The use of this in early America, the revolution, in the war of 1812, the Mexican War, the Civil War and later are reviewed, and developments leading to new forms of gunpowder and other explosives are discussed. Illustrated with photographs and drawings.

Explosives in History (Industry in America Series)

Wilkinson, Norman B.

Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation

<p>Extensively illustrated. French flaps inside front and back cover open to a map and a large photograph of abandoned mills. 64p. Presents a history from the mid 1880s through about 1910.</p>

The Worker's World at Hagley (Delaware)

Politics & Social Sciences

Porter, Glenn

Social Sciences

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Explosives in History (Industry in America Series)

The Worker's World at Hagley (Delaware)