Gerald M. Carbone completed a John S. Knight Fellowship at Stanford University, and earned a master’s degree in public humanities at Brown University. This is his third book. He lives in Warwick, Rhode Island.

“solid, well-researched, detailed history”—Providence Journal; “the most important Rhode Island history book of the year. Despite the author’s background of writing from the labor point of view, Joseph Brown’s descendants nonetheless allowed [Carbone] unfettered access to write the complete, accurate, and unvarnished truth of their family company. The decision was an excellent one, as [he] has created a fine and balanced book...excellent book”—Online Review of Rhode Island History; “comprehensive history of one of Rhode Island’s leading manufacturers and employers. Carbone tells its story in an easy readable fashion, with photos from the archives adding to the account”—Cranston Herald.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsForeword by Steven LubarPrefacePart One—Age of Invention1. A Burning Curiosity2. A Curiosity Shop3. “The Genius of Its Maker”4. “An Eye to Business”5. Prosperity6. Panic7. The Age of Steel8. Providence, Paris, Chicago9. Spoke Wheels, Turning10. Death and SuccessionPart Two—Centralization11. “Clean the Damned Place Out!”12. When Peppermint Creams Meet Steel13. “If I Had Known This Was Coming”14. “Don’t We Ever Play a Waltz?”: The 1930s15. World War II: Defense Workers Wanted16. One War Ends, Another BeginsPart Three—A People’s Capitalism17. Flying into the Jet Age18. Retooling19. An Industrial EdenPart Four—Managerial Capitalism and the Global Corporation20. Fenced In21. The Longest Strike22. Locked OutChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

Gerald M. Carbone completed a John S. Knight Fellowship at Stanford University, and earned a master’s degree in public humanities at Brown University. This is his third book. He lives in Warwick, Rhode Island.

“solid, well-researched, detailed history”—Providence Journal; “the most important Rhode Island history book of the year. Despite the author’s background of writing from the labor point of view, Joseph Brown’s descendants nonetheless allowed [Carbone] unfettered access to write the complete, accurate, and unvarnished truth of their family company. The decision was an excellent one, as [he] has created a fine and balanced book...excellent book”—Online Review of Rhode Island History; “comprehensive history of one of Rhode Island’s leading manufacturers and employers. Carbone tells its story in an easy readable fashion, with photos from the archives adding to the account”—Cranston Herald.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsForeword by Steven LubarPrefacePart One—Age of Invention1. A Burning Curiosity2. A Curiosity Shop3. “The Genius of Its Maker”4. “An Eye to Business”5. Prosperity6. Panic7. The Age of Steel8. Providence, Paris, Chicago9. Spoke Wheels, Turning10. Death and SuccessionPart Two—Centralization11. “Clean the Damned Place Out!”12. When Peppermint Creams Meet Steel13. “If I Had Known This Was Coming”14. “Don’t We Ever Play a Waltz?”: The 1930s15. World War II: Defense Workers Wanted16. One War Ends, Another BeginsPart Three—A People’s Capitalism17. Flying into the Jet Age18. Retooling19. An Industrial EdenPart Four—Managerial Capitalism and the Global Corporation20. Fenced In21. The Longest Strike22. Locked OutChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

Gerald M. Carbone completed a John S. Knight Fellowship at Stanford University, and earned a master’s degree in public humanities at Brown University. This is his third book. He lives in Warwick, Rhode Island.

“solid, well-researched, detailed history”—Providence Journal; “the most important Rhode Island history book of the year. Despite the author’s background of writing from the labor point of view, Joseph Brown’s descendants nonetheless allowed [Carbone] unfettered access to write the complete, accurate, and unvarnished truth of their family company. The decision was an excellent one, as [he] has created a fine and balanced book...excellent book”—Online Review of Rhode Island History; “comprehensive history of one of Rhode Island’s leading manufacturers and employers. Carbone tells its story in an easy readable fashion, with photos from the archives adding to the account”—Cranston Herald.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsForeword by Steven LubarPrefacePart One—Age of Invention1. A Burning Curiosity2. A Curiosity Shop3. “The Genius of Its Maker”4. “An Eye to Business”5. Prosperity6. Panic7. The Age of Steel8. Providence, Paris, Chicago9. Spoke Wheels, Turning10. Death and SuccessionPart Two—Centralization11. “Clean the Damned Place Out!”12. When Peppermint Creams Meet Steel13. “If I Had Known This Was Coming”14. “Don’t We Ever Play a Waltz?”: The 1930s15. World War II: Defense Workers Wanted16. One War Ends, Another BeginsPart Three—A People’s Capitalism17. Flying into the Jet Age18. Retooling19. An Industrial EdenPart Four—Managerial Capitalism and the Global Corporation20. Fenced In21. The Longest Strike22. Locked OutChapter NotesBibliographyIndex