Books Recommended for Further Reading


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BOND OF IRON: MASTER AND SLAVE AT BUFFALO FORGE

BOND OF IRON: MASTER AND SLAVE AT BUFFALO FORGE

by Charles B. Dew

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Contains information on both the Retreat and Etna Furnaces with a strong emphasis on Etna. A very detailed accounting of the Etna Furnace history is expertly woven into a wwll researched presentation on the life and work surrounding this furnace and how it related to the Buffalo Forge in Rockbridge County.

IRONMAKER TO THE CONFEDERACY: JOSEPH REID ANDERSON AND THE TREDEGAR IRON WORKS

IRONMAKER TO THE CONFEDERACY: JOSEPH REID ANDERSON AND THE TREDEGAR IRON WORKS

by Charles B. Dew

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Contains information on Catawba, Grace and especially Cloverdale Number 2 Furnaces as they related to the Tredegar Iron Works.