American Factories and Their Female Operatives; with an Appeal on Behalf of the British Factory Population, and Suggestions for the Improvement of Their Condition. (Burt Franklin Research & Source Work Series #184) (American Classics in History & Social Science #27)

New York: Burt Franklin, 1968. Reissue. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Small sticker remnant on corner of front endpaper, otherwise an excellent copy. 1968 Hard Cover. viii, 136 pp. 8vo. 1968 reissue of 1845 original (Sabin 78168). A work based on two lectures by the author before the Bradford Church Institution, which led to 'a principal mill-owner... requesting the publication of the statements on a subject deemed of peculiar importance in a district, like that of Bradford, in which such a vast population is employed in its extensive mills and manufactories.' Includes a brief description of progress of American manufacturers, and an in-depth (and favorable) account of the factory at Lowell. (Inventory #: 2348702)