Rhode Island's Mill Villages: Simmonsville, Pocasset, Olneyville, and Thornton (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781531641825)

Rhode Island's Mill Villages is a fascinating visual
history of the development and evolution of over 150 years of life in Simmonsville, Pocasset, Olneyville, and Thornton. Some 200 rare and historic photographs are coupled with detailed and informative captions that immerse the reader in the daily lives and environments of these communities. In the years surrounding the Civil War, European immigrants and textile workers came to Rhode Island to work in the state's mills. Soon, villages and neighborhoods formed around these mills, creating unique and closely knit communities in which the wealthy families who owned and operated the mills lived side by side with those who labored for them. The photographs presented here offer a glimpse at the development of these familial communities that are such an integral part in the history of both Rhode
Island and the United States.

Author: Joe Fuoco
ISBN-10: 1531641822
ISBN-13: 9781531641825
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
Language: English
Published: 03/01/1997
Pages: 130
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.38d