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Meserve, Henry Chamberlain, 1868-. Lowell: An Industrial Dream Come True. Boston, Mass.: The National Association of Cotton Manufacturers, 1923.
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Meserve, Henry Chamberlain, 1868-. Lowell: An Industrial Dream Come True. Boston, Mass.: The National Association of Cotton Manufacturers, 1923. [129 pages]
[Plate], [1] - [2] [pp. [1]-[2] (seq. 1-2)]
[Title Page], [3] - [4] [pp. [3]-[4] (seq. 3-4)]
Contents, [5] - [6] [pp. [5]-[6] (seq. 5-6)]
[Dedication], [7] - [8] [pp. [7]-[8] (seq. 7-8)]
Preface, [9] - [10] [pp. [9]-[10] (seq. 9-10)]
References, 11 - 12 [pp. 11-12 (seq. 11-12)]
Chapter I: Early History of Cotton, 13 - 19 [pp. 13-19 (seq. 13-19)]
Chapter II: Cotton in America, 20 [pp. 20(seq. 20)]
Chapter III: Cotton in the United States, 21 - 23 [pp. 21-23 (seq. 21-23)]
Chapter IV: Cotton Manufacturing in New England, 24 - 38 [pp. 24-38 (seq. 24-39)]
Chapter V: The Founding of the Waltham Company, 39 - 42 [pp. 39-42 (seq. 40-43)]
Chapter VI: Lowell, 43 - 51 [pp. 43-51 (seq. 44-54)]
Chapter VII: Character of the Operatives, 52 - 59 [pp. 52-59 (seq. 55-62)]
Chapter VIII: Description of a Lowell Corporation at this Period, 60 - 64 [pp. 60-64 (seq. 63-67)]
Chapter IX: The Lowell Offering, 65 - 67 [pp. 65-67 (seq. 68-70)]
Chapter X: Abandonment of the Corporation Boarding Houses, 68 - 69 [pp. 68-69 (seq. 71-72)]
Chapter XI: Change in Character of the Operatives, 70 - 73 [pp. 70-73 (seq. 73-76)]
Chapter XII: Welfare Work, 74 - 81 [pp. 74-81 (seq. 77-84)]
Chapter XIII: Hours of Work, 82 - 98 [pp. 82-98 (seq. 85-101)]
Chapter XIV: The Rise of Labor Unions--Labor Disturbances in Lowell, 99 - 104 [pp. 99-104 (seq. 102-107)]
Chapter XV: Wages and the Cost of Living, 105 - 118 [pp. 105-118 (seq. 108-121)]
Chapter XVI: Conclusion, 119 [pp. 119(seq. 122)]
Chapter XVII: Milestones, 120 - 126 [pp. 120-126 (seq. 123-129)]