The story of a manufacturing city told through genealogy and local history.
Synopsis: "The story of more than a century in the life of the Timpany, McConnell, Riley, and LaRoche during their involvement with the rise and fall of the chair making [sic] indusry in Gardner, Massachusetts, from 1869-2008. Special emphasis on the immigration of ethnic groups, political campaigns, children's games, celebrations such as Gardner Day at Fen2ay Park, and Big Chairs (Guinness Book of World Records)."
Signed by author Constance Riley on the title page.
- Publisher: Xlibris (a print-on-demand vendor)
- Year: 2008
- Format: hardcover, gray paper over boards with glued rather than sewn binding
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Length: 223 numbered pp.
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ISBN: 9781436358460
Condition: Dust jacket clean with shelf wear, notably a prominent 1" crease on the back cover along the top and rubbing on the front left edge. Pages clean and bright, binding tight (not shocked) but for a starting (cracked) front hinge.