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A tributary of the Ohio River and significant commercial route in the nineteenth century, the Muskingum River in southeastern Ohio presents a remarkable case study of how Americans have managed their waterways. In"Taming the Muskingum," esteemed scholar Emory Kemp traces this history, emphasizing the engineering and construction aspects of river navigation and the fourteen related flood control dams built under the direction of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Kemp s study ranges from early settlement and navigation of the uncontrolled Muskingum to the state-of-the-art engineering projects...

American Bridge Patents takes on the daunting task of writing based solely on thousands of pages of patent work collected from the Patent Office. The collected records focus on the historic bridge work that culminated during the first century of the office's inception. A series of essays introduces the reader to a diverse range of insight into the patents during this important part of engineering history, including how the bridge patents of that period helped to shape modern bridge engineering, framework for the structural forms found in contemporary construction, and a look into the patent...

Within these twelve essays, Kemp describes and analyzes nineteenth century improvements in building materials such as iron, steel, and cement; roads and bridges, especially the evolution of the suspension bridge; canals and navigable rivers, including the Ohio River and its tributaries; and water supply systems.