books: textile worker

books: textile worker

books:

Matthew Broderick Textile worker

Katherine Paterson

Sandpiper, 2008

Substance and Beauty, Too
This lovely story tells about two children caught up in the infamous Lawrence, MA, mill strike of 1912. Rosa Serutti is caught between the anti-union pronouncements of her teacher and the harsh reality of tenement life for her immigrant family. Jake Beale runs from ...

Where am I Wearing: A Global Tour to the Countries, Factories, and People that Make Our Clothes

Kelsey Timmerman

Wiley, 2008

This Was an Eye Opener
I spent quite a bit of time talking with Kelsey before reading his book. He is very sincere. After reading the book, I found I was much more cognizant of where my clothing was coming from. While I do not know how to solve the problems confronted by the underpaid ...

Weavers of Revolution: The Yarur Workers and Chile's Road to Socialism

Peter Winn

Oxford University Press, USA, 1989

A tapestry of voices from the trenches of revolution
Winn's book gives a detailed (and Trotskyist) account of a "revolution from below" that transpired during Allende's "revolution from above." It depicts the struggles of textile workers as they grew conscious of their class standing, became unionized and, ultimately, ...

A Fragile Design (Bells of Lowell Series #2)

Tracie Peterson, Judith McCoy Miller

Bethany House Publishers, 2003

Journey with Bella as she establishes a new life for herself
Experience drama, romance and intrigue in one of America's early industrial settlements. In this second volume of the Bells of Lowell series, the story picks up with two Shaker girls who make a break from the life they've known for a new beginning working in the ...

Women at Work: The Transformation of Work and Community in Lowell, Massachusetts, 1826-1860

Thomas Louis Dublin

Columbia University Press, 1981

Working women
Fascinating study about the lives of working women in the Lowell mills from the development of the weaving mills in the early 1820's through the 1860's. Loved the statistical analyses provided in the book. More of a reference work than a recital of daily life, ...

The Most They Ever Had

Rick Bragg

MacAdam/Cage, 2009

Great Oral Histories From a Group Rarely Given Much Ink
I've been a fan of Bragg's since I read the first word he put onto the page in "All Over But the Shoutin." I went to a recent booksigning in Georgia and found him to be just as down to earth as his writing indicates. I'm glad that the millworkers had such a skillful ...

The Bobbin Girl

Emily Arnold McCully

Dial, 1996

Bobbin Girl - a great way to teach about the Lowell Mills
I am an 8th grade history teacher and I use this book every year when I am teaching about the Lowell Mills and the Industrial Revolution. The students love it and it really helps open up a discussion about the positive and negative effects of the Industrial Revolution

Fashion Inside Out: Daniel V's Guide to How Style Happens from Inspiration to Runway and Beyond

Daniel Vosovic

Watson-Guptill, 2008

Most Inspirational Design Book Ever!
I would advise anyone, not just someone in fashion to read this! We all lack motivation and inspiration at times but Daniel really pushes you to open your eyes and dig deep to regain that inspiration. Other than being an amazing designer, he is an amazing person, and ...

Turn Homeward, Hannalee

Patricia Beatty

HarperCollins, 1999

An intriguing work of historical fiction...
All 12-year-old Hannalee Reed has ever known is the mill. In her small Georgia town, everyone, from children to adult, earns his or her living in the factory. Then Yankee soldiers come and burn the mill down to halt the Confederate war effort. To her horror, the ...

These Tangled Threads (Bells of Lowell Series #3)

Tracie Peterson, Judith McCoy Miller

Bethany House Publishers, 2003

Peterson and Miller once again make a great writing team!
The third book in the Bells of Lowell series captures the story of Daughtie as she fights for the equality of every citizen, regardless of heritage. From the implications of her association with an Irish worker to her stand of beliefs due to workplace conditions, her ...

The Lowell Offering: Writings by New England Mill Women (1840-1945)

W.W. Norton & Co., 1997

Undiminishing usefulness and interest.
I bought and read this fine collection of stories and essays from the Lowell Offering, the publication edited and written by the young women and girls who worked in the Lowell, Mass. textile mills in the first half of the 1840s, when it was first published. And I have ...

Daughter of the Loom (Bells of Lowell Series #1)

Tracie Peterson, Judith McCoy Miller

Bethany House Publishers, 2003

Good but not Great
The Bells of Lowell series is not my favorite by Tracie. I think it is because I do not really like Judith Miller. This book was very slow in the begining but it got really good in the end. I do not think that this should be the first series by Tracie that you read. ...

Hard Times Cotton Mill Girls: Personal Histories of Womanhood and Poverty in the South
Victoria Byerly

Cornell University Press, 1986

Linthead Stomp: The Creation of Country Music in the Piedmont South

Patrick Huber

The University of North Carolina Press, 2008

Excellent history of country music!!
I would highly recommend this study for anyone interested in the history of country music in the U.S. The author has done his homework, but goes beyond the general histories of country music to give details and a nuanced treatment of the topic. Very highly recommended!!

Quilt Trilogy #3

Ann Rinaldi

Scholastic Paperbacks, 1999

The Blue Door....A Brilliant Ending to a Great Trilogy
If the first two entries in this trilogy are any indication, one expects a brilliant third entry. If you expected brilliancy, then you will be pleasantly surprised. The series continues when Abigail's, a daughter who has been long estranged from her wealthy mill ...