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1. The "Plain Facts" of Fine Paper in "The Paradise of Bachelors and the Tartarus of Maids.".

Author

Thompson, Graham

Subjects
*PAPERMAKING, *HISTORY of the paper industry, *HISTORY
Abstract

The article analyzes the short story "The Paradise of Bachelors and the Tartarus of Maids," by Herman Melville. Topics include the portrayal of paper making in the story, writers for the periodical "Putnam's Monthly Magazine," and the history of paper mills near Melville's home in Berkshire Country, Massachusetts.

Published
2012
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2. Most Wonderful Machine (Book Review).

Author

Tucker, Barbara M.

Subjects
*PAPER industry, *NONFICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book 'Most Wonderful Machine: Mechanization and Social Change in Berkshire Paper Making, 1801-1885,' by Judith A. McGaw.

Published
1989
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