Description A Village Hooped in Steel by Richard N. Smith For more than two centuries, Townsend was an industrial epicenter for barrel manufacturing. The dense white oak forests deep within central Massachusetts meant the community could convert endless raw materials into finished product for market. What started as an appealing wintering occupation transformed a rural community into an industrialized factory town. Smith recounts the story from beginning to end in this well written history. 204 pages; soft cover, $7.00 Related
