Tom Plant: the making of a Franco-American entrepreneur, 1859 - 1941
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1994
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| Beschreibung: | XXIV, 276 S. Ill., Kt. |
| ISBN: | 0815309880 |
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| adam_text | Contents
List of Illustrations xiii
Preface xv
Acknowledgments xxiii
Chapter I—Introduction 3
Notes 9
Chapter II—Family Migrations 11
Canadian Background 11
Beauce, Maine and the Chaudiere Kennebec Road 13
French Canadian Colonization of Maine 20
Arrival in Bath, Maine 24
Summary 27
Notes 29
Chapter III—Family Life and Early Work 39
Canada Hill 39
Civil War and Reconstruction 42
Early Work Along the Kennebec 45
Lynn Shoe Maker 47
Shoe Entrepreneur 51
Summary 53
Notes 55
Chapter IV—Rising Captain of Industry 67
Independent Lynn Manufacturer 67
Marriage and Family 70
Worker Accidents and a Strike 71
Foundations of a Boston Factory 74
Production and More Innovations 78
Company Reorganization; Union Negotiation 82
Superfactory: Paternalism to Corporate Welfare 85
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x Tom Plant: The Making of a Franco American Entrepreneur
The Factory of the Future 89
Assessment of Plant s Innovations 94
Personal Lives 98
Summary 100
Notes 102
Chapter V—The Shoe Machinery War:
Saint George and the Dragon? 123
The Rise of the United Shoe Machinery Company 123
Prelude to Battle 126
Opening Shots, Skirmishes and Battles 131
Half Hearted Truce and Settlement 137
Assessment of the Plant USMC Sale 141
Summary 143
Notes 145
Chapter VI—Transition 161
Lost Commissions, Divorce and Litigation 161
Bull Moose Progressive 162
Search for a Home 163
The Start of an Estate 167
Summary 175
Notes 178
Chapter VII—Ideas of Grandeur: The Earl of Ossipee Park 187
Lord of the Manor 187
Lifestyle, Leisure and Investments 190
The Old Folks Home 194
The Bald Peak Country Club 201
Retirement Under Fire 205
Downhill Spiral 209
Postscript 213
Summary 214
Notes 216
Chapter VIII—Conclusion 231
Notes 235
Bibliographic Notes 237
Contents xi
Bibliography 239
Published Books and Articles 239
Unpublished Manuscripts 252
Government and Institutional Documents 254
Newspapers and Magazines 260
Letters 261
Interviews with the Author 265
Letters to the Author 267
Maps 269
Artifacts 269
Unidentified 269
Author s Biography 271
Index 273
Illustrations
Thomas G. Plant, cl924 v
The World of Thomas G. Plant vi
1. Plant Residence, Bath, Maine 39
2. Bath, Maine, 1858 42
3. Ice Harvest, Kennebec River, Maine, cl875 46
4. Shoe Factory, Kennebec River, Maine, cl875 48
5. Thomas G. Plant Company, Lynn, Massachusetts, 1892 68
6. Hotel Belvoir, Boston, Massachusetts, 1895 76
7. Advertisement, Queen Quality Shoes, cl9O5 79
8. Thomas G. Plant Company, Boston, Massachusetts, cl905 83
9. Advertisement, Dorothy Dodd Shoes, 1903 87
10. Letterhead, Thomas G. Plant Company, 1909 90
11. Hotel Somerset, Boston, Massachusetts, 1904 98
12. Wonder Worker Welting Machine, 1910 129
13. Dedication, Wonder Worker Shoe Catalogue, 1910 133
14. Letter, Thomas Plant to Mary Campbell, 1910 140
15. Mansion, Lucknow, 1924 169
16. Main Hall, Lucknow, 1924 170
17. First Floor Plan, Lucknow, 1924 171
18. Vista, Lucknow and Lake Winnepesaukee, 1924 173
19. Plant Oliver Controversy, Headline, 1914 188
20. Hotel Royal Poinciana, Palm Beach, Florida, 1917 190
21. Sunshine, Tom Plant s Favorite Horse, cl925 192
22. Old Folks Home, Bath, Maine, cl920 195
23. Rules, Old Folks Home, Bath, Maine, 1922 197
24. Broadside, Bath, Maine, cl926 200
25. Clubhouse, Bald Peak Country Club, 1924 204
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