January 15, 2025
Tag: silk trade
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Niagara Silk and How the World Dressed In It
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Silk! The word alone conjures thoughts of enchantment and carnal sensations. Americans have dressed in silk for more than two centuries, but others have been doing so for thousands of years. We use silk for many things: parachutes to socks. Learn the fascinating history of an American silk mill.
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January 7, 2024 4 Comments
Challenge received; challenge met. An English doctor involved in a shipwreck arrives in California by happenstance and makes a handsome living by marrying well and daring to live closed to the sharp edge of the law. Wow! These ingredients are the makings of another historic tale seldom found in textbooks.