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Source text (please read only from this text!): https://archive.org/details/romancemodernma00gibsgoog/page/n7/mode/2upThose of us who have grown up with the results of <i>Modern Manufacture</i> around us are apt to miss the romance of the subject. Indeed, it is difficult for us to realize how very different were the conditions in which our great-grandfathers, and even our grandfathers, lived and worked. In the present volume the author has endeavored to trace the evolution of the different industries, and to describe in everyday language the methods of manufacture in our principle industries. In order to keep the book as readable as possible, he has omitted many names and dates, but sufficient detail is given to enable the general reader to form a clear conception of the different subjects. (Summary adapted from the Preface) (Summary by )
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[*]Project Code: Fif3xUc9
[*]Link to author on Wikipedia (if available):
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[*]Number of sections (files) this project will have: 25
[*]Does the project have an introduction or preface: No
[*]Original publication date (if known): 1910
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Genres for the project: *Non-fiction/Technology & Engineering
Keywords that describe the book: ships, books, knitting, weaving, iron, pottery, candy, sweets, embroidery, shoes, steel, bakery, paper, sewing, locomotion, clocks, watches, manufacture, lace, sewing machines, shoe making, artificial light
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LibriVox recording settings: mono (1 channel), 44100 Hz sample rate, 128 kbps constant bit rate MP3. See the Tech Specs
Intro to recording:
Leave 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning.
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End of recording:"Chapter # of The Romance of Modern Manufacture. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit librivox.org." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "The Romance of Modern Manufacture, by Charles R. Gibson. Section Title."
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If you are recording the final section of the book, add:"End of chapter #." [Optional, and if not stated in the intro: "Read by your name, city, date."]
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end."End of The Romance of Modern Manufacture, by Charles R. Gibson."
Filename: romanceofmodernmanufacture_##_gibson_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. romanceofmodernmanufacture_01_gibson_128kb.mp3)
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