Nature incorporated
Subtitle: industrialization and the waters of New England
By: Theodore Steinberg.
Series: Studies in environment and history
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Cambridge [England]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 284
Subjects: Textile industry -- New England -- Water-supply.; Textile industry -- New England -- History -- 19th century.; Water rights -- New England -- History -- 19th century.; River engineering -- Environmental aspects -- New England -- History -- 19th century.; Industrialization -- New England -- History -- 19th century.
Description: "Nature Incorporated explores the Industrial Revolution in New England from an environmental perspective. The advent of the industrial age brought about significant changes in gender and class relations, and also in work and culture. But it also involved a fundamental change in the way the natural world was handled. Focusing on the legendary Waltham-Lowell style mills, this book examines how these textile factories brought water under their exclusive control. It examines the legal issues that arose in settling disputes over water, and describes the far reaching ecological consequences of industrial change."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 272-275) and index.
Originally presented as the author's thesis.