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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

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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.