Author: Robert R. Bellerose Publisher: Arcadia Publishing ISBN: 9780738536194 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 132
Book Description
Recall the bygone days of Rhode Island's northernmost city through the vintage images presented in Woonsocket Revisited. Daily toils and joys as experienced by the residents of this industrial behemoth come to life in these photographs, which span the city's history from the onset of the Civil War through the close of the twentieth century. Highlights include many of Woonsocket's notable residents, events, and places. Striking images depict the former United States Rubber Company's Alice Mill, the Blackstone Gas and Electric Company, the destructive hurricane of 1938, and the excitement of Mardi Gras.
Author: Eric J. Salomonsson Publisher: Arcadia Publishing ISBN: 9780738537566 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 132
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Industrial expansion in New England gave impetus to large-scale Swedish immigration by the last quarter of the nineteenth century. Swedish American communities were established in many areas, including Worcester County in Massachusetts and adjacent northern Windham County in Connecticut. Swedes of Greater Worcester Revisited, a companion to Swedes of Greater Worcester (2002), expands upon the story of the region's Swedish American population. Vintage images capture the immigration experience, family and organizational life, and religious aspects of the community.
Author: Betty Mencucci on behalf of the Burrillville Historical & Preservation Society Publisher: Arcadia Publishing ISBN: 1467106615 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 128
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This is the second Images of America book showcasing the rich history of the town of Burrillville. Incorporated in 1806, the town grew in prosperity because of the many woolen mills that sprang up along its rivers and streams. This photographic history tells the story of how Burrillville's citizens lived and worked. One of the town's most prominent mill owners in the 20th century was Austin T. Levy, who purchased the mill in Harrisville. This generous man gave back to the community and created better living and working conditions for his workers in extraordinary ways. Spring Lake is featured, with fascinating photographs showing the lake as a popular summer destination. Other topics covered within include floods, blizzards, hurricanes, parades, farms, and older forms of transportation.
Author: Walt Kelly Publisher: Simon & Schuster ISBN: Category : Comics & Graphic Novels Languages : en Pages : 338
Book Description
Jack Acid Society is Kelly's satirical take on the white supremacist group The John Birch Society, which was making news in the early 1960s. The name is a play on "Jack-Asses" as a adjective.
Author: Scott Molloy Publisher: UPNE ISBN: 9781584656906 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 332
Book Description
In 1847 Joseph Banigan, an Irish Potato Famine refugee, established himself in Rhode Island as an entrepreneur. This was a time when "No Irish Need Apply" signs abounded and discrimination against the Irish and other immigrants--institutionalized in the constitution of his adopted state--hindered voting and other human rights. Bucking this trend and belying his humble origins, Banigan succeeded spectacularly in the emerging local rubber footwear industry, becoming the president of the United States Rubber Company--one of the nation's major cartels, and New England's first Irish-Catholic millionaire. Backed by primary and secondary research on two continents, Molloy's inquiry into Bannigan's notoriety and success singularly codifies and elucidates the Irish-American experience during this critical period in American labor history.
Author: Michael Robert Redfern Publisher: ISBN: Category : Reference Languages : en Pages : 780
Book Description
James Redfearn was born between 1705 and 1711, probably in Virginia or Maryland. He married Rachel and they had seven children. He probably died in Guilford County, North Carolina between 1768 and 1779. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in North Carolina, Arkansas, Ohio, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and California.
Author: Robert R. Bellerose Publisher: Arcadia Publishing ISBN: 1439631999 Category : Photography Languages : en Pages : 132
Book Description
Recall the bygone days of Rhode Island's northernmost city through the vintage images presented in Woonsocket Revisited. Daily toils and joys as experienced by the residents of this industrial behemoth come to life in these photographs, which span the city's history from the onset of the Civil War through the close of the twentieth century. Highlights include many of Woonsocket's notable residents, events, and places. Striking images depict the former United States Rubber Company's Alice Mill, the Blackstone Gas and Electric Company, the destructive hurricane of 1938, and the excitement of Mardi Gras.
Author: Robert R. Bellerose
Author: Eric J. Salomonsson
Author: Betty Mencucci on behalf of the Burrillville Historical & Preservation Society
Author: Walt Kelly
Author: Harris Institute Library, Woonsocket, R.I.
Author: Scott Molloy
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Author: Michael Robert Redfern
Author: Robert R. Bellerose
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