Windham and Willimantic / Ron Robillard.
Record details
- ISBN: 0738537934
- ISBN: 9780738537931
- Physical Description: 128 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: Charleston, SC : Arcadia, 2005.
Search for related items by subject
Genre: | illustrated books. Illustrated works. Ouvrages illustrés. |
Search for related items by series
Available copies
- 8 of 8 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Guilford Smith Library - South Windham.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 8 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Guilford Smith Library - South Windham | 974.645 ROB (Text) | 34059145654865 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Summary
Windham and Willimantic
Windham and Willimantic is the story of a town built on waterpower and imagination. While rivers provided power for local industries, imagination made the town a national innovator in typography, papermaking, and textile manufacturing. This is where the first papermaking machinery in the country was made. This is the home of the American Thread Company, which grew from one of the first successful makers of cotton thread into an enterprise occupying one million square feet of factory space spread over forty acres. Windham and Willimantic, however, is not all about work. In this volume learn how an eighteenth-century embarrassment became a symbol of civic pride; meet two movie stars who dropped in when their airliner made an emergency landing at the local airport; and join Willimantic's Fourth of July Boom Box Parade, where everyone is a participant.