Tom Paine's Iron Bridge: Building a United States by Edward G. Gray Paperback Bo

Description: Tom Paine's Iron Bridge by Edward G. Gray Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description In a letter to his wife, Abigail, John Adams judged the author of Common Sense as having "a better hand at pulling down than building." Adamss dismissive remark has helped shape the prevailing view of Tom Paine ever since. But, as Edward G. Gray shows in this fresh, illuminating work, Paine was a builder. He had a clear vision of success for his adopted country. It was embodied in an architectural project that he spent a decade planning: an iron bridge to span the Schuylkill River at Philadelphia.When Paine arrived in Philadelphia from England in 1774, the city was thriving as Americas largest port. But the seasonal dangers of the rivers dividing the region were becoming an obstacle to the citys continued growth. Philadelphia needed a practical connection between the rich grain of Pennsylvanias backcountry farms and its port on the Delaware. The iron bridge was Paines solution.The bridge was part of Paines answer to the central political challenge of the new nation: how to sustain a republic as large and as geographically fragmented as the United States. The iron construction was Paines brilliant response to the age-old challenge of bridge technology: how to build a structure strong enough to withstand the constant battering of water, ice, and wind.The convergence of political and technological design in Paines plan was Enlightenment genius. And Paine drew other giants of the period as patrons: Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and for a time his great ideological opponent, Edmund Burke. Paines dream ultimately was a casualty of the vicious political crosscurrents of revolution and the American penchant for bridges of cheap, plentiful wood. But his innovative iron design became the model for bridge construction in Britain as it led the world into the industrial revolution. Author Biography Edward G. Gray (1964–2023) has taught early American history at Florida State University since 1999. He served as department chair from Fall of 2013 through summer of 2022. His books include New World Babel: Languages and Nations in Early America (1999), The Making of John Ledyard: Empire and Ambition in the Life of an Early American Traveler (2007), and Mason-Dixon: Crucible of the Nation (2023). He is also co-editor, with Jane Kamensky, of the Oxford Handbook of the American Revolution (2012). Grays work has been supported by fellowships from the John Carter Brown Library, the Andrew Mellon Foundation/Huntington Library, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Fulbright Foundation, the American Philosophical Society, and the Florida State University College of Arts & Sciences. Details ISBN 1606188992 ISBN-13 9781606188996 Title Tom Paine's Iron Bridge Author Edward G. Gray Format Paperback Year 2024 Pages 264 Publisher American Philosophical Society GE_Item_ID:160540485; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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