Author Chaim M. Rosenberg –
The Life and Times of Francis Cabot Lowell, 1775-1817
After the Revolutionary War, despite political independence, the United States still relied on other countries for manufactured goods. Francis Cabot Lowell, born in Massachusetts in 1775, was one of the principal investors in building the India Wharf and the shops and warehouses close to the harbor. His work was instrumental in establishing
domestic industry for the United States and bringing the industrial revolution to the United States. The Life and Times of Francis Cabot Lowell, 1775-1817 tells the story of this amazing man and the great success of the Boston Manufacturing Company, which spurred the American industrial revolution. Francis Cabot Lowell’s Method–a detailed investment plan, cheap raw materials and power, a motivated labor force, a sound marketing plan, and above all, modern technology–became the standard for the American factory of the nineteenth century. Chaim M. Rosenberg is the author of The Great Workshop: Boston’s Victorian Age, and Goods for Sale: Advertising and Products of the Massachusetts Industrial Age. The Library is delighted to welcome him back.
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