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 Within this reading, Pursell states that a common mis-characterization of frontiersman from around the 18th century were a "jack of all trades" and their nurturing of technological creativity is what ultimately fueled America's rapid industrialization. Pursell makes the argument that this simply isn't true, as her own research shows that most frontiersman did not own much in the way of advanced technology for the time, such as plows. Pursell goes on to explain how colonial stereotypes has resulted in a distorted view of America's own technological history. I agree completely with Pursell how this is an instance where a popular stereotype has resulted in a version of history that simply is not true, and we should work to correct that. -Michael Dietrich
+Do you believe that life on the frontier and a resortment to more tried and true methods of farming, housebuilding, and daily activities stunted or delayed the adoption of new innovations or their genesis, to begin with? -Cameron Wills
+In this weeks reading assignment McGraw discusses the process by which farmers are reliant on others to completely produce a product. For instance, the farmer can grow the crop, but will need additional labor to harvest.
+Response to Cameron Wills “Do you believe that life on the frontier and a resentment to more tried and true methods of farming, housebuilding, and daily activities stunted or delayed the adoption of new innovations or their genesis, to begin with?” No, I don’t believe it stunted the process so much as it was a necessary foundation in technology to build upon (forgive the pun). - Elizabeth Davis
 ==== Judith McGaw, "So Much Depends..." ====