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S3E3 - "Cotton Mill Fever"
1808 - 1824 | With the Jefferson Embargo and the War of 1812 causing a significant decline in maritime trade, Rhode Island businessmen look to textile manufacturing as a new source of income
My Favorite Books on this Topic:
Samuel Slater and the Origins of the American Textile Industry, 1790 - 1860 by Barbara M. Tucker
The Transformation of Rhode Island, 1790 - 1860 by Peter J. Coleman
*Map image from Rhode Island Boundaries by John H Cady.
To learn more about this episode go to The Story of Rhode Island website
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1808 - 1824 | With the Jefferson Embargo and the War of 1812 causing a significant decline in maritime trade, Rhode Island businessmen look to textile manufacturing as a new source of income
My Favorite Books on this Topic:
Samuel Slater and the Origins of the American Textile Industry, 1790 - 1860 by Barbara M. Tucker
The Transformation of Rhode Island, 1790 - 1860 by Peter J. Coleman
*Map image from Rhode Island Boundaries by John H Cady.
To learn more about this episode go to The Story of Rhode Island website
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