books: textile worker

books: textile worker

books:

Stage 2-Pack (Black & Co... Brian Rooney Jerry O'Connell Textile worker

Rick Bragg

MacAdam/Cage, 2009

The Most They Ever Had
I have tried to read absolutely every thing Rick Bragg has written. When I find a new title, its a no-brainer buy. This book, however, was not what I would call entertainment, but rather "LIFE" as I know it. You see, I'm living this story! The factory I work in is ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Bread and Roses, Too

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 ...

Bells of Lowell, 3-in-1

Bethany House, 2007

Bells of Lowell, 3-in-1
The books I received were in excellent condition for being used. None of the pages were worn and the entire set looked like new.

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

Thomas Louis Dublin

Columbia University Press, 1981

Great
Exactly as described, smooth/easy transaction, exactly as described, fast shipping, would do business with again!

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 ...

Moisture of the Earth: Mary Robinson, Civil Rights and Textile Union Activist (Class : Culture)

University of Michigan Press, 2009

Required Text Book, Good Read
This book was required for a Civil Rights History class at my University. Its a good book, ver informative.

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

W. W. Norton & Company, 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 ...

Textures of Struggle: The Emergence of Resistance Among Garment Workers in Thailand

Piya Pangsapa

ILR Press, 2007

Great
Exactly as described, smooth/easy transaction, exactly as described, fast shipping, would do business with again!

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

Daniel Vosovic

Watson-Guptill, 2008

An outstanding fashion design guide art collections will find important
FASHION INSIDE OUT: FROM INSPIRATION TO RUNWAY AND BEYOND is a treasure trove pairing fashion images with fashion history and insider observations. From where fashion begins to how styling works and how trends are created, interviews with designers, producers and ...

To Make My Bread (Radical Novel Reconsidered)

Grace Lumpkin

University of Illinois Press, 1996

It is a GREAT book!
I had never heard of Grace Lumpkin until a friend of mine took a Southern Women Writer's course. She suggested I read To Make My Bread. The book outlines the struggles people from Appalachia had to contend with while trying to reform labor problems. I would ...

Unravelling

Elizabeth Graver

Mariner Books, 1999

Perfect
Elizabeth Graver should be very proud, this is a beautifully written novel, she is an amazing story teller. It is the tale of Aimee Slater, who is 14 years old in 1843, and longs for something more than her mother's life. She and her family, she has five ...