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Author
Series
Lights of Lowell volume 1
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
Lights of Lowell book 1. Tapestry of Hope weaves together the heartrending and hope-building stories of two young women. Jasmine Wainwright is the sheltered daughter of a Mississippi plantation owner. When her father strikes a deal to sell his cotton to Lowell mills through businessman Bradley Houston, he throws an arranged marriage with Jasmine into the bargain. Kiara O'Neill and her brother escape starvation in Ireland by traveling to America as...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jasmine Houston, a widow with a young son, agrees to harbor former slaves at her horse farm outside of Lowell, even though her father, a plantation owner, supports slavery. When a boardinghouse keeper unwittingly becomes involved with a traveling peddler who sells something infinitely more valuable than shoes, Jasmine is devastated to discover that her son and the former slaves have been kidnapped. Jasmine's determination to free them threatens to...
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
287 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Moving to the mill city of Lowell in 1832 to escape farm life, young Alice is disillusioned by the local factory's harsh working conditions and struggles to advocate on their behalf while recklessly falling in love with the mill owner's son, a situation that is complicated by a murder and sensational trial.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1997
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
710L
Physical Desc
170 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
In the diary account of her journey from Ireland in 1847 and of her work in a mill in Lowell, Massachusetts, fourteen-year-old Mary reveals a great longing for her family.
Author
Series
Bells of Lowell volume 1
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
382 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
The mill town of Lowell, Massachusetts, comes to life with intrigue and drama from the creative writing team of Judith Miller and Tracie Peterson. Young women at the end of the 19th century seek employment from driven men intent on transforming America's textile industry. Daughtersof the Loom features Lilly Armbruster, who is forced to work in the mills as her only means for survival. But Lilly's resentment runs deep against the "lords of the loom"--the...
6) Spiked
Author
Publisher
Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (309 pages)
Language
English
Description
Reporter Eddie Bourque is always looking for the next big story in his hometown of Lowell, Massachusetts. But things get personal when his beat partner is found dead in a mill canal. Determined to find his partner's killer, Eddie follows a lead that leaves him beaten and left for dead in a canal and he soon uncovers a web of corruption involving secretive developers, crooked politicians, and possibly his own publisher.
Author
Publisher
Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 online resource
Language
English
Description
Investigative reporter Eddie Bourque finds himself investigating a puzzling kidnapping case about a local banker that everyone thought was dead. When Eddie's brother, currently serving a life sentence for murder, contacts Eddie with information about the case, he sets off on a dangerous hunt for the truth that leads him to a serious of shocking family secrets.
Author
Series
Bells of Lowell volume 2
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
380 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Book 2 of The Bells of Lowell. The mill town of Lowell, Massachusetts, beckons Arabella Newberry when she decides to flee the life of the Shakers. There she finds the independence she seeks and a greater purpose as she works for educational reform. But Lowell, plagued by ethnic strife, seems no longer a safe haven but rather a danger when several girls go missing. As rumors and conflict invade the industry of the mill, Arabella struggles with her...
Author
Series
Bells of Lowell volume 3
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
381 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Book 3 of Bells of Lowell. Timid yet alluring Daughtie Winfield finds herself in a precarious position when the new doctor casts his favor upon her. Though flattered by his attention, she is drawn to Liam Donohue, a local Irish artisan. As Daughtie and Liam work together to help runaway slaves, their friendship blossoms. But her work in the mills is threatened when a downturn in profits causes the Associates to decrease wages--resulting in plans for...
Author
Publisher
Tom Doherty Associates
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
127 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Faced with abominable working conditions, unsympathetic owners, and hard-hearted managers, the mill girls of Lowell have had enough. They're going on strike, and they have a secret weapon on their side: a little witchcraft to ensure that no one leaves the picket line. For the young women of Lowell, Massachusetts, freedom means fair wages for fair work, decent room and board, and a chance to escape the cotton mills before lint stops up their lungs....
11) The bobbin girl
Author
Pub. Date
1996
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
600L
Physical Desc
33 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English