Fall River Revisited

Fall River Revisited
Title Fall River Revisited PDF eBook
Author Stefani Koorey
Publisher Arcadia Publishing
Pages 130
Release 2012
Genre History
ISBN 0738576840

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Founded in 1803, Fall River changed its name the following year to Troy, after a resident visiting Troy, New York, enjoyed the city. In 1834, the name was officially changed back to Fall River. The city s motto, We ll Try, originates from the determination of its residents to rebuild the city following a devastating fire in 1843. The fire resulted in 20 acres in the center of the village being destroyed, including 196 buildings, and 1,334 people were displaced from their homes. Once the capital of cotton textile manufacturing in the United States, by 1910, Fall River boasted 43 corporations, 222 mills, and 3.8 million spindles, producing two miles of cloth every minute of every working day in the year. The workforce was comprised of immigrants from Ireland, England, Scotland, Canada, the Azores, and, to a lesser extent, Poland, Italy, Greece, Russia, and Lebanon."

Fall River

Fall River
Title Fall River PDF eBook
Author Rob Lewis
Publisher Arcadia Publishing
Pages 132
Release 2003-07-01
Genre History
ISBN 9780738512792

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The city known today as Fall River, Massachusetts, considered until 1803 to be a part of Freetown and until 1862 to be partially contained within the boundaries of Rhode Island, came into its own as a great industrial city in the latter half of the nineteenth century. The massive power of the Quequechan River fueled several mills, and Fall River granite provided the basis for a developing stone-cutting business. Over the years, the city's numerous villages have been home to many hard-working and loyal residents. These residents historically have much to be proud of: in many ways Fall River led the region in the development of technology and public education. By the 1880s, the city was equipped with telephones, streetcars, and electrical service, and the B.M.C. Durfee High School-opened in 1886-was considered the finest in the nation. Through the 200-plus photographs and informative captions in this marvelous new visual history, local author Rob Lewis seeks to remind residents of Fall River's glorious past; his work also suggests the future potential of this significant American city as we approach the millennium.

Fall River Revisited

Fall River Revisited
Title Fall River Revisited PDF eBook
Author Stefani Koorey
Publisher Arcadia Library Editions
Pages 130
Release 2012-04
Genre History
ISBN 9781531650889

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Founded in 1803, Fall River changed its name the following year to Troy, after a resident visiting Troy, New York, enjoyed the city. In 1834, the name was officially changed back to Fall River. The city's motto, "We'll Try," originates from the determination of its residents to rebuild the city following a devastating fire in 1843. The fire resulted in 20 acres in the center of the village being destroyed, including 196 buildings, and 1,334 people were displaced from their homes. Once the capital of cotton textile manufacturing in the United States, by 1910, Fall River boasted 43 corporations, 222 mills, and 3.8 million spindles, producing two miles of cloth every minute of every working day in the year. The workforce was comprised of immigrants from Ireland, England, Scotland, Canada, the Azores, and, to a lesser extent, Poland, Italy, Greece, Russia, and Lebanon.

Historic Fires of Fall River

Historic Fires of Fall River
Title Historic Fires of Fall River PDF eBook
Author Stefani Koorey, PhD
Publisher Arcadia Publishing
Pages 160
Release 2016
Genre History
ISBN 1467119245

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Fall River's textile boom in the nineteenth century brought with it a series of fiery disasters. The Big Fire of 1843 left more than one thousand people homeless and destroyed two hundred buildings, as well as twenty-some acres of land. After the Steiger Store Fire of 1916, mill owners pushed the city to replace horse-drawn brigades with fire engines. The intense heat from the Kerr Mill Thread Fire of 1987 melted hoses as first responders battled the blaze. Author Stefani Koorey chronicles the historic infernos of the Spindle City and celebrates the community's resilience in the face of adversity.

Klamath National Forest (N.F.)

Klamath National Forest (N.F.)
Title Klamath National Forest (N.F.) PDF eBook
Author
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Pages 916
Release 1998
Genre
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The Cool Cats Collection

The Cool Cats Collection
Title The Cool Cats Collection PDF eBook
Author Tia Brown
Publisher Lulu.com
Pages 228
Release 2017-05-30
Genre Fiction
ISBN 1387005502

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The Cool Cats are students from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth who assembled during a creative writing class in the Fall of 2016. Every Thursday night, they gathered to work on personal writing pieces and spent countless hours laughing, sharing, and growing as writers. This book is a collection of short stories from the Cool Cats. We hope you enjoy!

Arthur Miller’s Century

Arthur Miller’s Century
Title Arthur Miller’s Century PDF eBook
Author Stephen Marino
Publisher Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Pages 255
Release 2017-06-20
Genre Literary Criticism
ISBN 1443896152

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Arthur Miller was one of the major American dramatists of the twentieth century, clearly ranking with other truly great American playwrights, including Eugene O’Neill, Tennessee Williams, and Edward Albee. The centennial of Miller’s birth in New York City on October 17, 1915 was celebrated around the world with a panoply of staged productions, theatrical events, media documentaries, and academic conferences. Miller earned his reputation during a career of more than seventy years, in which he achieved critical success in the 1940s and 1950s with the dramas All My Sons, Death of a Salesman, The Crucible and A View from the Bridge. He was also notable for his refusal to “name names at his appearance before the House Un-American Activities Committee”, his marriage to the film actress Marilyn Monroe, and his spell as president of the literary organization, International P.E.N. Arthur Miller was not only a literary giant, but also one of the more significant political, cultural, and social figures of his time. He was a man of conviction and integrity who frequently took stands, popular and unpopular, on the ethical issues that engaged societies throughout the world. This collection includes eclectic essays from Miller scholars who provide detailed discussions of text and performance, of Miller as a political and cultural figure, and of his connection to other playwrights. The contributions explore the trajectory of Miller’s career, his most famous and frequently produced works, such as Death of a Salesman and The Crucible, the dramas of his later career, and his fiction. The collection appeals to a broad American and international audience and a cross-section of readers, including undergraduates, graduates, emerging scholars, drama and theatre specialists, as well as theatre-goers who flock to revivals of Miller’s plays.