S3E3 - "Cotton Mill Fever"

1808 - 1824 | With the Jefferson Embargo and the War of 1812 causing a significant decline in maritime trade, Rhode Island businessmen look to textile manufacturing as a new source of income

My Favorite Books on this Topic:

Samuel Slater and the Origins of the American Textile Industry, 1790 - 1860 by Barbara M. Tucker

The Transformation of Rhode Island, 1790 - 1860 by Peter J. Coleman

*Map image from Rhode Island Boundaries by John H Cady.

To learn more about this episode go to The Story of Rhode Island website