Description: Holyoke, Massachusetts, Images of America, Paperback 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, and moved his family home, Wistariahurst, to the city by dismantling it piece by piece. Residing in Holyoke for eight decades, the Skinner family contributed greatly to the community. Holyoke: The Skinner Family and Wistariahurst contains a rich legacy of photographs, letters, journals, and oral histories that provide an amazing view into life at Wistariahurst and the adventures of the family and their servants.
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Location: Columbia, South Carolina
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Brand: Unbranded
MPN: 9780738539447
Book Title: Holyoke : the Skinner Family and Wistariahurst
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 0.3in
Item Width: 6.5in
Author: Kate Navarra Thibodeau
Format: Perfect
Language: English
Topic: Genealogy & Heraldry, United States / State & Local / New England (Ct, mA, Me, NH, Ri, VT), Subjects & Themes / Regional (See Also Travel / Pictorials), Pictorials (See Also Photography / Subjects & Themes / Regional)
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Publication Year: 2006
Genre: Photography, Travel, Référence, History
Item Weight: 0.7 Oz
Number of Pages: 128 Pages
