Legendary Locals of Lowell - Softcover

Howe Jr, Richard P.; Rosenberg, Chaim M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 146710048X ISBN 13: 9781467100489

Verlag: ARCADIA PUB (SC), 2013

Inhaltsangabe

When Nathan Appleton and his colleagues built their first textile mill on the banks of the Merrimack River in 1822, they were pursuing the vision of their departed mentor, Francis Cabot Lowell. The complex system of machinery, labor, management, and capital that resulted made the city that they named Lowell the centerpiece of America's Industrial Revolution. Changes in technology and commerce made the golden age of Lowell's mills short lived. Despite the success of businesses such as the patent medicine company of James C. Ayer, jobs remained scarce for decades. Hard times created strong leaders--people like Congresswoman Edith Nourse Rogers, who sponsored the G.I. Bill, and writer Jack Kerouac, who added a new voice to the country's literary mix. More recently, Paul Tsongas inspired a new generation to transform Lowell into one of the most exciting mid-sized cities in post-industrial America and a world model of urban revitalization. Legendary Locals of Lowell tells the city's story through pictures of its people.

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A lifelong resident of Lowell, Richard P. Howe Jr. is the register of deeds of the Northern District of Middlesex County. Chaim M. Rosenberg is author of The Life and Times of Francis Cabot Lowell and other books on the industrial age, including three other Arcadia volumes.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: ARCADIA PUB (SC)
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 146710048X
• ISBN 13: 9781467100489
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 128
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