"[Scranton's] depiction of distinctive production formats and histories for different sectors and areas of the textile industry holds profound implications for understanding not only other American industries and industrial districts but also the process of industrial transformation itself." The Annals of American Academy

• List of figures; List of tables; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Advantage, proprietors, 1886–93; 3. Inside the mill: flexible production and the family firm; 4. From crisis to crisis, 1893–1904; 5. Peace and war, 1904–18; 6. The changing time, 1919–33; 7. Long nights, false dawns, 1933–41; 8. Conclusion; Index.

"[Scranton's] depiction of distinctive production formats and histories for different sectors and areas of the textile industry holds profound implications for understanding not only other American industries and industrial districts but also the process of industrial transformation itself." The Annals of American Academy

• List of figures; List of tables; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Advantage, proprietors, 1886–93; 3. Inside the mill: flexible production and the family firm; 4. From crisis to crisis, 1893–1904; 5. Peace and war, 1904–18; 6. The changing time, 1919–33; 7. Long nights, false dawns, 1933–41; 8. Conclusion; Index.

"[Scranton's] depiction of distinctive production formats and histories for different sectors and areas of the textile industry holds profound implications for understanding not only other American industries and industrial districts but also the process of industrial transformation itself." The Annals of American Academy

• List of figures; List of tables; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Advantage, proprietors, 1886–93; 3. Inside the mill: flexible production and the family firm; 4. From crisis to crisis, 1893–1904; 5. Peace and war, 1904–18; 6. The changing time, 1919–33; 7. Long nights, false dawns, 1933–41; 8. Conclusion; Index.