Lowell: The Story of an Industrial City: A Guide to Lowell National Historical Park and Lowell Heritage State Park, Lowell, Massachusetts

by Thomas Dublin

Tells the story of America's first large-scale planned industrial community, Lowell, Massachusetts.  Illustrations include paintings, maps, drawings, and black and white and color photographs.

Genres: History

116 pages, Paperback

First published July 21, 1993

Reviews

[Dolly · Rating 4 out of 5]

interesting quotes:

"At Pawtucket Falls, just above the Merrimack's junction with the Concord, the river drops more than 30 feet in less than a mile -- a continuous surge of kinetic energy from which the mills harnessed over 10,000 horsepower. Without the falls, there would have been no textile production, no Lowell." (p. 16)

"By 1846 the mills were turning out almost one million yards of cloth a week, and by 1850 there were 10 large mill complexes employing more than 10,000 people. Until the Civil War, Lowell was the largest concentration of industry in America." (p. 39)

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[Lori · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very interesting handbook on the industrial city of Lowell, Ma. I’ve grown up knowing how important the city was to the textile industry and the river that supplied the power. This book was very interesting in explaining the machine work and toile of many young women, most at the time young children which is just amazing with how dangerous the machines were and what hard work it MUST have been.

The book also touches on the museum that now stands and a reconstructed boardinghouse to see what the conditions would have been even at home relaxing, now I want to go to see the museum and boardinghouse.

Great illustrations, some actual photos of workers and builders with a great story of it all.

[Carolyn Johnson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was very interesting for me, as I had lived in Lowell, MA in the 1970's, before the revitalization started, and then I had been on a bus trip to the industrial museum area in the 2000's. I was fascinated to read the history of the city and the factories I had toured. This is a very good Official National Park Handbook.

[YingYu Chen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Being a museum educator, I have learned so much about Lowell after reading this. I have a collection of books about

[Laurel · Rating 4 out of 5]

This compact little handbook is a rich and readable source of information about the city and the park. Good writing and nice pictures.