Books by Thomas Dublin

In the years between 1820 and 1860, the rise of the cotton textile industry in New England altered women's working and living patterns. Thousands of single, young women left their homes to work in the mill towns and to live together in the company boardinghouses. This work details the lives of this first generation in Lowell, Massachusetts.

More than at any time since the 1920's the issues of immigration and ethnicity have become central to discussions of American society and identity. This book addresses this debate, bringing together essays written by college students, exploring their ethnic roots from the experiences of their forbears to the place of ethnicity in their lives.