TY - BOOK ID - 130094767 TI - Engineering Expansion : The U. S. Army and Economic Development, 1787-1860. PY - 2021 SN - 9780812298116 PB - Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania Press DB - UniCat KW - E-books UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:130094767 AB - Engineering Expansion examines the U.S. Army's role in economic development from 1787 to 1860. The book shows how the Army shaped the American economy by expanding the nation's borders; maintaining the rule of law; building roads, bridges, and railroads; and creating manufacturing innovations that spread throughout the private sector. ER -