IV. Other Factors in New Bedford’s Decline

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Table of Contents 5
3. Introduction 7
4. Part One: The Problem
5. I. The Depression in Cotton Textiles 17
6. II. Unemployment in New Bedford, Massachusetts 38
7. Part Two: The Causes
8. III. The Factors in the Shift to the South 59
9. IV. Other Factors in New Bedford’s Decline 91
10. Part Three: Attempts at Solution
11. V. Adjustment and Readjustment: Bringing in the New 107
12. VI. Adjustment and Readjustment: Preserving the Old 126
13. Appendices
14. Appendix A. The Rodman Diary 147
15. Appendix B. Supplementary Tables 155
16. Appendix C. Survey Tables 165
17. Index 177