Author : Terri L. French
Release : 2017
Genre : Business & Economics
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 081/5 ( reviews)
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Book Synopsis Huntsville Textile Mills & Villages: Linthead Legacy by : Terri L. French
Download or read book Huntsville Textile Mills & Villages: Linthead Legacy written by Terri L. French. This book was released on 2017. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the early 1900s, Huntsville, Alabama, had more spindles than any other city in the South. Cotton fields and mills made the city a major competitor in the textile industry. Entire mill villages sprang up around the factories to house workers and their families. Many of these village buildings are now iconic community landmarks, such as the revitalized Lowe Mill arts facility and the Merrimack Mill Village Historic District. The "lintheads," a demeaning moniker villagers wore as a badge of honor, were hard workers. Their lives were fraught with hardships, from slavery and child labor to factory fires and shutdowns. They endured job-related injuries and illnesses, strikes and the Great Depression. Author Terri L. French details the lives, history and legacy of the workers.