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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
- 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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