Pyrotechnics: The History and Art of Firework Making

"Pyrotechnics: The History and Art of Firework Making" by Alan St. H. Brock is a historical work from the early 1900s that looks into how firework making started and grew, from old times until now, showing how artistic and technical it is. It shows how fireworks have been important in different cultures and events throughout history, explaining why they have always interested people. The book starts by talking about why fireworks are important to people, asking if they are just for fun or if they are a type of art. It says that firework making is a very old art, even older than gunpowder, and that it started when people first used natural things in early societies. The beginning of the book uses pictures and stories from history to get ready to explain all about how fireworks are made, from when they were first made until they became the big shows that people saw later on.