Mill [electronic resource

The mills at Wicksbridge are imaginary, but their planning, construction, and operation are quite typical of mills developed in New England throughout the nineteenth century. Well-researched, ambitious, and absorbing, this is another first-rate history lesson from a practiced, perfectionist hand. -- Booklist, starred review Well researched, ambitious, and absorbing, this first-rate history lesson details the construction of a spinning mill with a good deal of social history interwoven. This illustrated look at nineteenth-century New England architecture was named a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year. This book, from the award-winning author of The Way Things Work, takes readers of all ages on a journey through a fictional mill town called Wicksbridge. With words and pictures, David Macaulay reveals fascinating details about the planning, construction, and operation of the mills—and gives us a powerful sense of the day-to-day lives of Americans in this era. “His imaginary mills in an imaginary town in Rhode Island, and the generations of people who built and ran them, come to life.” —The New York Times The Construction Of Early 19th-century Spinning Mills In Rhode Island. The Mills At Wicksbridge Are Imaginary, But Their Planning, Construction, And Operation Are Quite Typical Of Mills Developed In New England Throughout The Nineteenth Century. David Macaulay. Text and illustrations describe the operations of an imaginary but typical textile factory of the nineteenth century Cotton must first be spun into yarn before it can be woven into cloth.