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Tag: 19th century industry

For the Love of Human Ingenuity: Understanding the Great Horse Manure Crisis of 1894

Once upon a time we wrote about the whale oil myth—the mythical notion that due to the free market/exchange, the…

The Birth of The Petroleum Industry Happend In The USA

Petroleum's full potential was not seriously explored until the mid 19th century, but Native American's were aware of oil seeps…