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Book SynopsisUnderstanding migration through the lives and fiction of migrant workers in New England
Trade Review"[A] fascinating biography."--American Historical Review
"Deserves to be read by all scholars and students interested in migration and dislocation."--Journal of American Ethnic History
"In a stimulating way, Blewett interweaves labor, community, technology, gender, and sexuality in a story of the textile industry in a local, regional, British, and Atlantic context. A truly significant contribution."--Dirk Hoerder, author of
Cultures in Contact: World Migrations in the Second MillenniumTable of ContentsPreface xi
Introduction 1
1. A Region of Movement and Change, 1650-1923 17
2. Migrations of Capital, Industry, and People, 1891-1922 51
3. Working, Writing, Loving, Enduring, 1923-1994 97
4. Transatlantic Perspectives, Strong Women, and Sexual Politics in Fiction 126
Conclusion: The Inner World of Emigration and Migration 153
Notes 161
Hedley Smith's Published and Unpublished Works 191
Index 193
