A new order of things : how the textile industry transformed New England
Entry/Object ID
TS1323.15.R58
Description
A lavishly-illustrated social history of the manufacture that did most to transform the character of New England and of America.
Collection
Glee Krueger Collection
Lexicon
Search Terms
textile industry -- new england, textile industry--history, textile industry--united states
Legacy Lexicon
Category
Book
Book Details
Author
Paul E. Rivard
Publisher
University Press of New England
Place Published
City
Hanover, NH
Date Published
2002
Call No.
TS1323.15.R58
ISBN
1584652187, 9781584652182
LCCN
2002001698
Notes
Length: 156
General Notes
Note Type
Contents
Note
Introduction: An overview of the textile trade --
Extend the mills: spinning cotton in New England --
The "Masheen": the wool carding machine comes to New England --
Made in families: weaving at home with new tools --
Diaper, tow, and crash: manufacturing linen in New England --
Great expectations: cotton mill fever creates textile towns --
The Waltham power loom: investing in power weaving --
"The best wheel in the world": waterpower in New England --
Genius, wealth, and industry: Lowell astonishes the world --
Calico, blocks, and rollers: printing technology and the new fashion --
"Simply preposterous": New England's woolen mills catch up --
Jenny, Jack, and Billy: the woolen machinery family --
The beginnings of social change: the New England mill workers --
"Acres of girlhood": a workforce of women --
Rising tide of discontent: the struggle for "freedom" --
"Gifted in mind, body and estate": New England builds an immigrant workforce --
The Lawrence experience: the fall and reprise of a New England textile city --
Smokestacks and train tracks: steam engines promote textile manufacture --
Speeders, pickers, and mules: New England's new machinery.
