1st Edition
US Textile Production in Historical Perspective A Case Study from Massachusetts
By Susan Ouellette
Copyright 2007
122 Pages
by
Routledge
122 Pages
by
Routledge
144 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book explores the development of a provincial textile industry in colonial America. Immediately after the end of the Great Migration into the Massachusetts Bay colony, settlers found themselves in a textile crisis. They were not able to generate the kind of export commodities that would enable them to import English textiles in the quantities they required. This study examines the promotion... Read more
List of Charts
Introduction
Chapter 1 — Sheep Flocks And Wool Harvests
Chapter 2 — Flax From The Field, Cotton From The Sea
Chapter 3 — Textile Skills Across Place And Time
Chapter 4 — The Organization Of Production
Chapter 5 — Good "English" Cloth
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Biography
Susan Ouellette is the chair of the History Department at Saint Michael's College.
