Worcester, Massachusetts: "The Heart of the Commonwealth"

by Debby Dubay

Book Overview

Worcester, Massachusetts, a birthplace of the American Revolution, is a city of many industrial firsts, including Eli Whitney's cotton gin, Elias Howe's sewing machine, Dr. Russell L. Hawes' machine for folding plain paper into envelopes, and Ester Howland's mass-produced Valentines. Other Worcester firsts include American postcards, new loom designs, the corset, the all-night-lunch, the first national convention advocating women's rights, the railroad...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764331388
• ISBN13: 9780764331381
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.4" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

"The Heart of the Commonwealth"

Fantastic pictures and great notes about each one.