02991nam 2200613Ia 450 991046027720332120200520144314.01-282-92186-X97866129218650-7391-4685-8(CKB)2670000000067258(EBL)662333(OCoLC)699506934(SSID)ssj0000438989(PQKBManifestationID)12175295(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000438989(PQKBWorkID)10461326(PQKB)10999670(MiAaPQ)EBC662333(Au-PeEL)EBL662333(CaPaEBR)ebr10448685(CaONFJC)MIL292186(EXLCZ)99267000000006725820100910d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe life and times of Francis Cabot Lowell, 1775-1817[electronic resource] /Chaim M. RosenbergLanham, Md. Lexington Booksc20111 online resource (571 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7391-4683-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Notable Lowell Descendants; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The New Industrial System; 1; Occasionem Cognosce (Know the Opportunity): Motto of the Lowell Family; 2; A Privileged Education; 3; The Young Merchant: 1793-1802; 4; The Brothers Lowell; 5; Francis and His Sisters; 6; The Merchant King: 1803-1808; 7; Mr. Jefferson's Embargo; 8; A Proper Bostonian on a Grand Tour; 9; American Textile Industry Before 1814; 10; Return to Boston; 11; The Boston Manufacturing Company; 12; The Tariff of 1816; 13; Legacy; Original Sources; Notes; BibliographyAfter 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 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 technologIndustrialistsMassachusettsBiographyTextile industryMassachusettsHistoryIndustrial revolutionUnited StatesElectronic books.IndustrialistsTextile industryHistory.Industrial revolution338.7/67721092BRosenberg Chaim M996673MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910460277203321The life and times of Francis Cabot Lowell, 1775-18172285131UNINA