Description
The pre-Civil War textile industry in Lowell, Massachusetts exemplified the American industrial revolution and heralded a nationwide shift from farm to factory. During this time, technological innovation, investment capital, entrepreneurship, new methods of industrial organization, and labor provided by "mill girls" propelled large-scale manufacturing in an important U.S. industry. Mill Girls of Lowell gives insight into the role of mill girls in the story of modernization and industrialization.
Author: Jeff Levinson
Publisher: History Compass
Published: 11/30/2011
Pages: 88
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.30d
ISBN13: 9781932663150
ISBN10: 1932663150
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | State & Local | New England (CT, MA, ME, NH,
- History | United States | 19th Century
- Business & Economics | Industries | Fashion & Textile Industry
Author: Jeff Levinson
Publisher: History Compass
Published: 11/30/2011
Pages: 88
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.30d
ISBN13: 9781932663150
ISBN10: 1932663150
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | State & Local | New England (CT, MA, ME, NH,
- History | United States | 19th Century
- Business & Economics | Industries | Fashion & Textile Industry
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