Coming of age during the height of the industrial era, Foxborough made a name for itself with is thriving straw hat factories. From monumental civic improvements to the devastating destruction of lives and commerce during natural disasters, the town continued to develop its sense of community even after its heyday.

Jack Authelet is a historian and journalist whose articles have appeared for many years in the Foxboro Reporter. In Foxborough, Mr. Authelet combines his talents as both author and dedicated researcher to produce a powerful and illuminating photographic history of the town of his birth.