A Little Bit o’ Barstow, All Night Long
Cast iron isn’t the majority of my existence as it was about a year ago, but I’m still at it, only I’m more concerned with contribution over collection.
Category: Industrial History
Crazy for Cast Iron Part 5: Griddle Me This
Infatuation with yet another griddle has led down a rabbit hole of the changing face of industrial production in the years immediately following the abolition of slavery in the United States.
Crazy for Cast Iron Part 3: There’s No Place Like Home
From its humble origins getting annoyed with my 73lb modern skillet to my first rummaging expedition to the Rhode IslandContinue Reading
A Bit of the Industrial Revolution in the 21st Century
Rhode Islanders…like the Industrial Revolution. I’ve always known this, but it wasn’t until I kinda sorta accidentally produced a documentaryContinue Reading
Rhode Island’s Industrial Revolution
This article is more or less the written account of my documentary film entitled Rhode Island’s Industrial Revolution: The Rise and Fall of an Empire. So if you’ve seen that and aren’t much of a reader, there’s not a whole lot of new information here.
However, there is a bit more discussion about things that would have been rambling in the film. There are also images that you can look at at your own pace, rather than how I decided you get to see them in the film. All of my research references will be provided through links at the bottom of this article.
It’s Time to Visit Nathanael Greene
I’ve commuted from Providence to Coventry, Rhode Island for work for almost 12 years now. For probably 8 of thoseContinue Reading
What to Expect for the Tail End of 2017
Somehow we’re almost done with 2017. As the year comes to a close and Pedal Powered Anthropology approaches the 6Continue Reading
Pedal Powered Anthropology 