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Explores the activities of William Chambers and the W & R Chambers publishing firm during its formative years, documenting for the first time how new technologies - not just in communication, but also in transportation - were integrated into existing business systems.

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"Steam-Powered Knowledge provides an excellent account of the publishing activities of William and Robert Chambers of Edinburgh, drawing extensively on that firm's surviving business archives and publications. Writing in a clear and lively manner, Aileen Fyfe makes a strong case for the importance of the firm as a pioneer in the use of industrial methods of book production and as a crusader for the use of print for the instruction of the working classes." (Michael Winship, University of Texas at Austin)"

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      Publisher University of Chicago Press
      Published 2/28/2012 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780226276519
      978-0226276519
      ISBN-10 0226276511
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      Publishing industry and journalism

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Explores the activities of William Chambers and the W & R Chambers publishing firm during its formative years, documenting for the first time how new technologies - not just in communication, but also in transportation - were integrated into existing business systems.

      Trade Review
      "Steam-Powered Knowledge provides an excellent account of the publishing activities of William and Robert Chambers of Edinburgh, drawing extensively on that firm's surviving business archives and publications. Writing in a clear and lively manner, Aileen Fyfe makes a strong case for the importance of the firm as a pioneer in the use of industrial methods of book production and as a crusader for the use of print for the instruction of the working classes." (Michael Winship, University of Texas at Austin)"

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