Holyoke: The Skinner Family and Wistariahurst

by Kate Navarra Thibodeau

Book Overview

Born in England in 1824, William Skinner was a tradesman who, at 19, immigrated to the United States. Skinner turned his skill and resourcefulness into a tremendous success. He first went to work in Northampton and eventually opened the Unquomonk Silk Mills in nearby Haydenville. Skinner would have remained there had a flood not destroyed his business. He built a new mill along the canals in Holyoke, one of America's first planned industrial cities,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738539449
• ISBN13: 9780738539447
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.5" x 9.2"