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S3E3 - "Cotton Mill Fever"

S3E3 - "Cotton Mill Fever"

The Story of Rhode Island

June 1, 202525m 15s

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Show Notes

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.


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Topics

Rhode IslandhistoryRhode Island history