Mr. Lincoln's high-tech war : how the North used the telegraph, railroads, surveillance balloons, iron-clads, high-powered weapons, and more to win the Civil War / Thomas B. Allen & Roger MacBride Allen.
By: Allen, Thomas B.
Contributor(s): Allen, Roger MacBride.
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BookPublisher: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2009Description: 144 p. : ill., maps ; 21 x 24 cm.ISBN: 9781426303791 (trade); 1426303793 (trade); 9781426303807 (lib. bdg.); 1426303807.Other title: Mister Lincoln's high-tech war.Subject(s): United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Technology -- Juvenile literature | United States. Army -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Juvenile literature | Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Juvenile literature | Technology -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Technology | Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 | Technology -- History | United States -- History -- 1861-1865, Civil War | Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 | Technology -- HistoryDDC classification: 973.7/301 Summary: Examines how Abraham Lincoln's interest in technology played a role in the outcome of the Civil War; and explains how the telegraph, railroads, surveillance balloons, and other inventions helped the North win the war and rebuild the economy.
Examines how Abraham Lincoln's interest in technology played a role in the outcome of the Civil War; and explains how the telegraph, railroads, surveillance balloons, and other inventions helped the North win the war and rebuild the economy.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 140-142) and index.
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