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Book Synopsis
She examines advancements in water-supply and waste-management technology, the architectural considerations these amenities entailed, and the scientific approach to sanitation that began to emerge by century's end.

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"An essential perspective on the modern world... The text offers an abundance of detailed information on the development of tubs, showers, toilets, and sinks... Goes well beyond any provious account in delineating how fresh and waste water systems had an impact on domestic life in the mid-nineteenth century. American Studies International

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Domestic Reform and American Household Plumbing, 1840-1870
2. Water Supply and Waste Disposal for the Convenient House
3. Convenience Embodied: Midcentury Plumbing Fixtures
4. The End of Convenience: Science, Sanitation, and Professionalism, 1870-1890
5. The Sanitarians Take Charge: Scientific Plumbing in the American Home
Conclusion
Notes
Note on Sources
Index

All the Modern Conveniences

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      Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press
      Published 26 April 2000
      ISBN-13 9780801863707
      978-0801863707
      ISBN-10 0801863708
      Also in:
      Building skills and trades History of engineering and technology

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      She examines advancements in water-supply and waste-management technology, the architectural considerations these amenities entailed, and the scientific approach to sanitation that began to emerge by century's end.

      Trade Review
      "An essential perspective on the modern world... The text offers an abundance of detailed information on the development of tubs, showers, toilets, and sinks... Goes well beyond any provious account in delineating how fresh and waste water systems had an impact on domestic life in the mid-nineteenth century. American Studies International

      Table of Contents

      Preface and Acknowledgments
      Introduction
      1. Domestic Reform and American Household Plumbing, 1840-1870
      2. Water Supply and Waste Disposal for the Convenient House
      3. Convenience Embodied: Midcentury Plumbing Fixtures
      4. The End of Convenience: Science, Sanitation, and Professionalism, 1870-1890
      5. The Sanitarians Take Charge: Scientific Plumbing in the American Home
      Conclusion
      Notes
      Note on Sources
      Index

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