Fire, falling timbers, and flying debris test the courage of the du Pont children as they race from their home to escape an explosion at their family's powder mill. Another blast could happen any minute Share the children's adventure as they make their way to safety. Based on true events, this book combines fact with fiction to provide an exciting glimpse into life at Eleutherian Mills in 1818.

The Great Explosion A Powder Mill Chronicle

Children's Books

Holland, Ilona E.

History

Hagley Museum & Library

Educating Students for Work: Some Business Roles (Conference Board Report)

Education & Teaching

Gorlin, Harriet

Lusterman, Seymour

Higher & Continuing Education

Iron and Steel in America (Industry in America Series)

LEWIS, W. DAVID

B3-1979-1980. Evans 1755-1819 was born in Newport, Delaware, and is known as the inventor of the Automatic Flour Mill and the steam engine. Illustrated. 72 pages. stiff paper wrappers.. square small 8vo..

Oliver Evans: Inventive Genius of the Ind

Literature & Fiction

Eugene S. Ferguson

Hagley Museum and Library Staff

Classics

Fascinating collection of data about the development of canals and railroads in the US before the Civil War. Includes 5 large maps in rear pocket showing canal and railroad development in 1800, 1815, 1830, 1845 and 1860. Inside the book are more maps: Pennsylvania coal fields, and canal and railroad development around major cities such as NYC, Philadelphia and Baltimore. There are numerous charts, such as one for railroad miles added, lists of railroads and stations -- a treasure trove of data for the economic historian or anyone interested in canal and railroad transportation. With extensive notes and bibliography.

Canals and Railroads of the Mid Atlantic States 1800-1860

Engineering & Transportation

Baer, Christopher T.

Transportation

Computers, Automation, and Cybernetics at the Hagley Museum and Library (A Hagley Collections Guide)

Nash,Michael

Computers & Technology

The Man Who Built Washington: A Life of John McShain

Brauer, Carl M.

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