"The clangor of that blacksmith's fray" : technology, war, and experience aboard the USS Monitor

Author

Mindell, David A.

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Technology and culture. 1995, Num. 2, Vol. 36, 242-270, 6 ill.; 1 map; 1 plan

ISSN

0040-165X

Abstract (en)

Seeking to incorporate diverse perspectives into a wider understanding of the Monitor's significance, this article reexamines the ironclad's history 1861-1862 along a new axis, that of technology and culture. It examines the public accounts of popular culture, the symbolic and speculative work of literary writers, as well as the personal experiences of those living, working, and fighting with the new technology. These sources connect at every point to technical, political, and strategic views of the Monitor, but they also convey compelling and ambivalent personal reactions to the strange new ship. A history of the Monitor and its epic battle with the Virginia (9 Mar 1862) emerges that accounts for changing relationships between people and machinery, especially in warfare.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1800-1945 -- Architecture -- United States
• Warships
• United States
• 1800-1900
• Monitor (ship)
• Iron
• Naval battles
• Civil War (United States: 1861-1865)

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1800-1945 -- Architecture -- États-Unis
• Navire de guerre
• Etats-Unis
• 1800-1900
• Monitor (navire)
• Fer
• Bataille navale
• Guerre de Sécession (Etats-Unis: 1861-1865)

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19960401-00284823

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