"Steam on." Economist [London, England] 20 Dec. 2008: 138+. The Economist Historical Archive. Web. 17 Nov. 2012. <http://0fiind.galegroup.com.wncln.wncln.org/econ/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=ECON&userGroupName=boon41269&tabID=T003&docPage=article&docId=GP4100895303&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0>
This article was used as a present document taking an account of a past technology. The re-emergence of electric cars has also led to this study of steam and the breaking of a set land record. This article shows insight into why the steam carriage did not become as popular as diesel or petrol cars.
Fenton, Roy. “The Introduction Of Steam To UK Coastal Bulk Trades: A Technological And Commercial Assessment.” International Journal Of Maritime History 20.2 (2008): 175-200.Historical Abstracts with Full Text. Web. 18 Nov. 2012.
This article proved to be one of the oldest and first accounts of the use of steam engineering in shipping. This article also shows the progression of the steam boat in its humble beginnings and how it was improved upon to become the freight moving power that it is today.
Ryan, Terrance. “The Development Of Pacific Coast Lumber Ships.” Nautical Research Journal 55.3 (2010): 141-160. America: History and Life with Full Text. Web. 18 Nov. 2012.
This article is an in depth description of the lumber trade on the West coast and how it went from humble sailing schooners to large metal steamers that now rule the shipping industry. The slow development and false starts of the steamer show its fragility and need to be slowly inundated into the market that it would eventually overtake with force.
Carlton, David L. “The Revolution From Above: The National Market And The Beginnings Of Industrialization In North Carolina.” Journal Of American History 77.2 (1990): 445-475. America: History and Life with Full Text. Web. 18 Nov. 18
This article gives a specific example of how the steam locomotive transformed an entire state from being a disconnected self-sustaining country into a major producer of a handful of commodities in the national market. The slow transformation and much needed building of railroads stresses the importance of shipping in the economy and the overall impact of the locomotive on commodity transportation.
"The Steam Blast." Capital and Labour 98 (1876): 13. 19th Century UK Periodicals. Database. 19 Nov 2012.
This article supplies the earliest implications of steam in personal carriages and how the first model would have looked. Also, the creation of the "steam blast" is revolutionary that would have countless effects in the production of steam. Also, this gives insight into the earliest steam engines and their rough speed.
Lindeman, Glen. “Golden Harvest: The Columbia Plateau Grain Empire.” Columbia Anthology(2007): 1-10. America: History and Life with Full Text. Web. 18 Nov. 2012.
This article focuses on a specific town that was effected by steam engines. This article includes 3 of the four topics discussed in this website. The steamers were used to first ship grain out of the area, then the railroad came to cut down costs. The railroad brought the 3rd piece of technology: the steam tractor. This was pivotal in my argument since it was one of the steam technologies that did not completely prove fruitful.
Macaulay, David. Mill. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1983. Print.
This work of fiction supplied a basic understanding of the complexity behind mechanization of cogs and wheel. This builds up the argument that such a thing so far advanced can even further be expanded upon. This allows one to see the importance of steam in production.
McKercher, B. J. C., and S. Enjamio. “Brighter Futures, Better Times”: Britain, The Empire, And Anglo-American Economic Competition In Cuba, 1898-1920.” Diplomacy & Statecraft 18.4 (2007): 663-687. America: History and Life with Full Text. Web. 18 Nov. 2012.
This article gives an early example of the establishment of railroads in a country that otherwise would have never had the resources available. This poor country was transformed into a major port in the West hemisphere as the locomotive transformed the landscape into a gold mine of resources. Also, this article gives a great example of the early use of stationary steam engines.
Fisher, Rob. “A Revolution In Traveling”: The Steamboat Letters Of The Torrance Family, 1831-1848.” Northern Mariner / Le Marin Du Nord 21.4 (2011): 359-376. America: History and Life with Full Text. Web. 18 Nov. 2012.
This article analyzes the letters and family matters of a steam boating franchise that was started on the Great Lakes and expanded to the Atlantic Ocean through the Hudson River. This early establishment of international trade using steam boats shows the overall important impact that steam had on commodity movement. These goods that came in from other nations were able to move around cities in the north through steamers and tug boats crossing the Great Lakes.
HIXON, RICHARD N. "Steamboats On Boeuf River." North Louisiana Historical Association Journal16.2/3 (1985): 47-61. America: History and Life with Full Text. Web. 14 Dec. 2012.
This article gave an excellent example of how the steam engine can be used to penetrate the depths of a Louisiana river to transport goods. Even though it took a while to get going, the many steamers that made their way up and down the Boeuf added a commercial tint to an area that would have not prospered until the expansion of the railroad system.
"Our Foreign Competitors." Capital and Labour 7 (1874): 121. 19th Century UK Periodicals. Database. 19 Nov 2012.
This article provides a brief view into the Britain mindset that steam power had imposed. Britain had essentially become blind and let the rest of the world slip up behind and copy the same technology. This shows how widespread the steam engineering concept had become and how quickly it spread, affecting the entire world at one time.