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Author:   Gerald M. Carbone ,  Rhode Island Historical Society
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.490kg
ISBN:  

9781476669212

ISBN 10:   147666921
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   18 April 2017
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Foreword by Steven Lubar Preface Part One—Age of Invention  1. A Burning Curiosity  2. A Curiosity Shop  3. “The Genius of Its Maker”  4. “An Eye to Business”  5. Prosperity  6. Panic  7. The Age of Steel  8. Providence, Paris, Chicago  9. Spoke Wheels, Turning 10. Death and Succession Part Two—Centralization 11. “Clean the Damned Place Out!” 12. When Peppermint Creams Meet Steel 13. “If I Had Known This Was Coming” 14. “Don’t We Ever Play a Waltz?”: The 1930s 15. World War II: Defense Workers Wanted 16. One War Ends, Another Begins Part Three—A People’s Capitalism 17. Flying into the Jet Age 18. Retooling 19. An Industrial Eden Part Four—Managerial Capitalism and the Global Corporation 20. Fenced In 21. The Longest Strike 22. Locked Out Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

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comprehensive history of one of Rhode Island's leading manufacturers and employers. Carbone tells its story in an easy readable fashion, with photos from the archives adding to the account --Cranston Herald.

solid, well-researched, detailed history --Providence Journal; the most important Rhode Island history book of the year. Despite the author's background of writing from the labor point of view, Joseph Brown's descendants nonetheless allowed [Carbone] unfettered access to write the complete, accurate, and unvarnished truth of their family company. The decision was an excellent one, as [he] has created a fine and balanced book...excellent book --Online Review of Rhode Island History; comprehensive history of one of Rhode Island's leading manufacturers and employers. Carbone tells its story in an easy readable fashion, with photos from the archives adding to the account --Cranston Herald.

Author Information

Gerald M. Carbone completed a John S. Knight Fellowship at Stanford University, and earned a master’s degree in public humanities at Brown University. This is his third book. He lives in Warwick, Rhode Island.

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