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Landscape of industry : an industrial history of the Blackstone Valley.

Lippincott Library HC107.M42 B635 2009
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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Worcester Historical Museum.
John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Industrialization--Blackstone River Valley (Mass. and R.I.)--History.
Industrialization.
Industries--Blackstone River Valley (Mass. and R.I.)--History.
Industries.
History.
Physical Description:
viii, 178 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 29 cm
Place of Publication:
Lebanon, NH : University Press of New England, [2009]
Contents:
A Landscape of Industry / Dr. Richard Greenwood Greenwood, Richard, Dr.
Vignette: "A Country So Full of Factories . . ." / Ranger Chuck Arning Arning, Ranger Chuck
The Slaters of Rhode Island and the Rise and Fall of American Textiles / Gray Fitzsimons Fitzsimons, Gray
Vignette: By the Canal! / Ranger Chuck Arning Arning, Ranger Chuck
Moving the Goods: Roads, Canals, and the Coming of the Railroads / Gray Fitzsimons Fitzsimons, Gray
Vignette: "At Night You Could Hear the Looms for Miles" / Ranger Chuck Arning Arning, Ranger Chuck
Mill Villages and the Diversity of Industry / Rangers Chuck Arning Arning, Rangers Chuck, Ray Boswell Boswell, Ray, Peter Coffin Coffin, Peter, Kevin Klyberg Klyberg, Kevin, Jack Whittaker Whittaker, Jack
Vignette: "Slavery Has Lifted Up Her Voice in Our Streets" / Ranger Chuck Arning Arning, Ranger Chuck
Slavery and Abolition along the Blackstone / Dr. Seth Rockman Rockman, Seth, Dr.
Vignette: "Cannot and Will Not Grant Eight-Hour Day!" / Ranger Chuck Arning Arning, Ranger Chuck
"We Walk!" The Struggle for Worker Rights in the Industrial Blackstone Valley / Dr. Albert T. Klyberg Klyberg, Albert T., Dr.
Vignette: The Demise of a Mill Village / Ranger Chuck Arning Arning, Ranger Chuck
The Past as Prologue: The National Park Service and the Reintegration of the Blackstone Valley's Past / Dr. Joseph F. Cullon Cullon, Joseph F., Dr..
Notes:
"In cooperation with the Worcester Historical Museum and the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781584657774
1584657774
OCLC:
276339411

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