a textile machine factory that opened in the 1830s and closed, finally, in 1982. As New England shifted from farming to industry in the 19th century, Americans’ sense of time changed radically.

Its chandeliers and tableware decorated French palaces in the 19th century. But as customers started embracing more casual glassware, Saint-Louis struggled to stay afloat. For more information ...

The Trump administration’s current use of 19th-century tools to solve 20th-century problems threatens to take America back to ...