The Weaver's Craft : Cloth, Commerce, and Industry in Early Pennsylvania

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""If American studies scholars needed an example of how local history can be writ large, they can effectively point to this study of weavers in Chester County, Pennsylvania.""--American Studies.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Hood, Adrienne D.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc., 2003.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Weaving.
Economic history.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Manufacturing.
Tissage > Pennsylvanie > Histoire.
Weaving > Pennsylvania > History.
Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvanie > Conditions economiques.
Pennsylvania > Economic conditions.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Map of Chester County, Pennsylvania
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. European Origins
  • Chapter 2. Landholding and Labor
  • Chapter 3. Flax and Wool: Fiber Production and Processing
  • Chapter 4. Spinning and Knitting
  • Chapter 5. Weaving and Cloth Finishing
  • Chapter 6. From Loom to Market: Meeting Consumer Demand
  • Glossary
  • Notes
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments.

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