American Silk, 1830-1930
| Author | : Jacqueline Field |
| Publisher | : Texas Tech University Press |
| Total Pages | : 372 |
| Release | : 2007 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0896725898 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780896725898 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (98 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis American Silk, 1830-1930 by : Jacqueline Field
Download or read book American Silk, 1830-1930 written by Jacqueline Field and published by Texas Tech University Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Traces the American silk industry, once the world's largest, through case studies of the Nonotuck (Northampton, Massachusetts), Haskell (Westbrook, Maine), and Mallinson (New York and Pennsylvania) silk companies. Examines entrepreneurs as well as history of technology and products from sewing-machine thread to mass-produced plain and high-fashion silks"--Provided by publisher.
