Potter's Progress, A: Emanuel Suter and the Business of Craft

Suter, Scott Hamilton

 chronicles the transition of the 19th-century potter Emanuel Suter from traditional artisan to industrial businessman in the Shenandoah Valley. The book uses Suter's pottery to illustrate broader changes in American culture, the challenges of industrialization, and the impact of new technologies and the railroad on a rural community. 

A Shenandoah Valley potter who exemplified a progressive attitude, embracing industrial changes in his craft, farming, and even his religious life. 
Transition to Industrialization:
Suter's pottery business evolved from traditional methods to incorporate industrial processes like press-molding, extruded tiles, and the use of new clays and technologies. 
Broader Themes:
The book explores how Suter's experience reflects the shift from a barter-based agricultural economy to a mechanized, market-driven one, and the ways regional culture shaped these dynamics. 

149 pages, Knoxville, TN: University of Tennessee Press, biblio., index, 2019.