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Lyddie

by Katherine Paterson · 1991

Textile workersFactoriesJuvenile fictionWorkSelf-relianceFictionWeavingTextile factories

Impoverished Vermont farm girl Lyddie Worthen is determined to gain her independence by becoming a factory worker in Lowell, Massachusetts, in the 1840s.

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Book data: Open Library