{"product_id":"2026100010319-secondhand-out-of-the-fiery-furnace-the-impact-of-metals-on-the-history-of-mankind","title":"Out Of The Fiery Furnace: The Impact Of Metals On The History Of Mankind","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Very good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the first ore-smelting fires of prehistoric man to the gleaming steel and silicon of the modern industrial age, Out of the Fiery Furnace presents a sweeping, authoritative account of how metals have shaped the destiny of human civilisation. Robert Raymond chronicles the extraordinary journey of metallurgy across seven epochs of history, tracing how the discovery and mastery of copper, bronze, iron, and steel ignited revolutions in agriculture, warfare, trade, and industry. Accompanying the acclaimed Australian Broadcasting Corporation television documentary series of the same name, the book instructs the reader on the profound interplay between raw materials buried in the earth and the societies that learned to transform them into tools of power and progress.\n\nRaymond writes with the clarity and conviction of a seasoned science communicator, grounding grand historical narratives in vivid, human-scale detail that makes the distant past feel urgently relevant. Sweeping from ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt through the great empires of Asia and Europe and into the crucibles of the Industrial Revolution, the work argues compellingly that no force has done more to define what it means to be human than our relationship with metal. Whether you are a student of history, a lover of science, or simply a curious mind, Out of the Fiery Furnace leaves one question burning long after the final page: what new material will define the next chapter of our story?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50813027680475,"sku":"2026100010319-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/1ae4ee99-f5be-40f5-859c-85e8361b61d7.png?v=1792371822","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100010319-secondhand-out-of-the-fiery-furnace-the-impact-of-metals-on-the-history-of-mankind","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}