The Textile Industries of the United States 1639-1810 Vol. 1: Including Sketches and Notices of Cotton Woolen Silk and Linen Manufactures in the Colonial Period (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Textile Industries of the United States 1639-1810 Vol. 1: Including Sketches and Notices of Cotton Woolen Silk and Linen Manufactures in the Colonial Period<br><br>In presenting accurate and full records of the prominent textile manufacturers of our country and in paying a suit able tribute to their character and in?uence the writer has believed that the effect Of their life-work on the prosperity and advancement of the United States has been quite as important as that Of the soldiers statesmen and professional men whose careers have usually been the theme of the histo rian and whose names are commonly mentioned as those of the representative men of their periods.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.