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Textiles : Birth of an American Industry Format:DVD rivaling Walt Disney's Mickey inThe reminders are scattered throughout the Northeast. Aging mill towns filled with dormant buildings speak of an industry whose day has passed. But there was a time when textile was king. Cities like Fall River, Massachusetts led the world in producing cloth, and fortunes were spun from cotton. TEXTILES chronicles the 200 year history of America's first industry. See how the abundant waterpower in the Northeast led to an explosion of mills, giving the