| Woonsocket Contributor(s): Bellerose, Robert R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1531608744 ISBN-13: 9781531608743 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions OUR PRICE: $28.79 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2003 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - New England (ct, Ma, Me, Nh, Ri, Vt) - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Historical - History | United States - State & Local - General |
| Dewey: 974.51 |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (0.91 lbs) 130 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - New England - Geographic Orientation - Rhode Island |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the heart of the Blackstone River Valley, Woonsocket is a thriving industrial community with a rich history founded on seventeenth-century saw and grist mills. Its nineteenth-century textile mills were a major force in the industrial revolution, and today its businesses meet the challenges of new ideas and new technology. |