Author: Christopher Simonds
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780382099519
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
A biography of the English mechanical genius who, in 1789, defied laws forbidding the emigration of textile workers and established the American textile industry in Rhode Island.
Samuel Slater's Mill and the Industrial Revolution
Author: Christopher Simonds
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780382099519
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
A biography of the English mechanical genius who, in 1789, defied laws forbidding the emigration of textile workers and established the American textile industry in Rhode Island.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780382099519
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
A biography of the English mechanical genius who, in 1789, defied laws forbidding the emigration of textile workers and established the American textile industry in Rhode Island.
Slater's Mill
Author: F. N. Monjo
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
A fictional account of a young English immigrant's efforts to build America's first automated spinning mill entirely from his memory of similar factories and machines in England.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
A fictional account of a young English immigrant's efforts to build America's first automated spinning mill entirely from his memory of similar factories and machines in England.
Landscape of Industry
Author: Worcester Historical Museum
Publisher: UPNE
ISBN: 9781584657774
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
An illustrated history of the cradle of American industrialization
Publisher: UPNE
ISBN: 9781584657774
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
An illustrated history of the cradle of American industrialization
Historical Sketch of the Town of Pawtucket
Author: Massena Goodrich
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pawtucket (R.I.)
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pawtucket (R.I.)
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
The Epic of Industry
Author: Malcolm Keir
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
A New Order of Things
Author: Paul E. Rivard
Publisher: UPNE
ISBN: 9781584652182
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
A lavishly-illustrated social history of the manufacture that did most to transform the character of New England and of America.
Publisher: UPNE
ISBN: 9781584652182
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
A lavishly-illustrated social history of the manufacture that did most to transform the character of New England and of America.
The Story of Textiles
Author: Perry Walton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Textile fabrics
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Textile fabrics
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
The Roots of American Industrialization
Author: David R. Meyer
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 9780801871412
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
Farms that were on poor soil and distant from markets declined, whereas other farms successfully adjusted production as rural and urban markets expanded and as Midwestern agricultural products flowed eastward after 1840. Rural and urban demand for manufactures in the East supported diverse industrial development and prosperous rural areas and burgeoning cities supplied increasing amounts of capital for investment.
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 9780801871412
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
Farms that were on poor soil and distant from markets declined, whereas other farms successfully adjusted production as rural and urban markets expanded and as Midwestern agricultural products flowed eastward after 1840. Rural and urban demand for manufactures in the East supported diverse industrial development and prosperous rural areas and burgeoning cities supplied increasing amounts of capital for investment.
Haunted New Harmony
Author: Joni Mayhan
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781975893224
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
How can an entire town be haunted? The paranormal activity in the small, sleepy Midwestern town of New Harmony, Indiana, has been reported for decades. Nearly every building has a ghost in residence. Join author and paranormal investigator Joni Mayhan as she explores this mysterious town that was the site of two Utopian colonies and undercovers the truth behind the hauntings. Filled with personal accounts and true stories that will leave you spellbound.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781975893224
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
How can an entire town be haunted? The paranormal activity in the small, sleepy Midwestern town of New Harmony, Indiana, has been reported for decades. Nearly every building has a ghost in residence. Join author and paranormal investigator Joni Mayhan as she explores this mysterious town that was the site of two Utopian colonies and undercovers the truth behind the hauntings. Filled with personal accounts and true stories that will leave you spellbound.
Inside the Cotton Industry
Author: Marcia Amidon Lusted
Publisher: ABDO
ISBN: 1680797239
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 115
Book Description
Some commodities command massive economic, social, and political influence. This title examines the business around cotton, one of the world's top fiber crops. It explores cotton's deep historical influence, the way it is grown today, and its surprising uses in many high-tech fabrics. Features include essential facts, a glossary, selected bibliography, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Publisher: ABDO
ISBN: 1680797239
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 115
Book Description
Some commodities command massive economic, social, and political influence. This title examines the business around cotton, one of the world's top fiber crops. It explores cotton's deep historical influence, the way it is grown today, and its surprising uses in many high-tech fabrics. Features include essential facts, a glossary, selected bibliography, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.