America the Ingenious

by Kevin Baker

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"Among the many rewards of America the Ingenious, Kevin Baker's survey of Yankee know-how, is stumbling on its buried nuggets. . . . Baker examines a wide range of the achievements that have made, and still make, America great again--and again."
--The Wall Street Journal

All made in America: The skyscraper and subway car. The telephone and telegraph. The safety elevator and safety pin. Plus the microprocessor, amusement park, MRI, supermarket, Pennsylvania rifle, and Tennessee Valley Authority. Not to mention the city of Chicago or jazz or that magnificent Golden Gate Bridge.

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  • ISBN13 9781579656942
  • Publish Date 4 October 2016
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Publisher Artisan
  • Imprint Artisan Division of Workman Publishing
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 320
  • Language English