The Last Generation: Work and Life in the Textile Mills of Lowell, Massachusetts, 1910-1960

by Mary H. Blewett

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Oral histories of many of the last generation of Lowell, MA, textile mill workers preceded by two introductory sections. The first presents the historic setting of economic development and subsequent decline of the textile industry in Lowell. The second is a brief explanation of the production process wherin the last generation of mill workers expended so many of their skills and so much of their energy.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0870237136

ISBN13:9780870237133

Release Date:August 1990

Publisher:University of Massachusetts Press

Length:352 Pages

Weight:1.15 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

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20th Century Americas Business Business & Investing History Job Hunting Job Hunting & Careers Modern (16th-21st Centuries) State & Local

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