01979cam a22003734a 4500003000800000005001700008007000300025008004100028020003200069020001800101040001800119041000800137042000800145043001200153050002300165082002600188100002900214245012200243260003200365300003400397504006600431505046500497650005300962650004801015650003001063650002101093650003701114650004601151650003801197856010601235856009101341856008101432856009201513BJBSDDR20230410115540.0ta040813s2005 nyua b 001 0 eng  a0670033677 (acidfree paper) a9780670033676 aDLCcDLCbspa aeng apcc an-us---00aHD 9875bY12b 200500a338.4/767721/09732221 aYafa, Stephen H.,d1941-10aBig cotton :bhow a humble fiber created fortunes, wrecked civilizations, and put America on the map /cStephen Yafa. aNew York :bViking,cc2005. axiv, 398 p. :bill. ;c22 cm. aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [375]-380) and index. aPreface ix Introduction 1 one: Spun in All Directions 9 two: Star Turns 25 three: The Barber from Preston 39 four: Revolutionary Fiber 70 five: Camelot on the Merrimack 91 six: Looming Conflicts 118 seven: Southern Exposure 147 eight: Changing Fortunes 173 nine: Two-Horse Power 202 ten: Boll Weevil Blues 233 eleven: The Shirt on Your Back 270 twelve: Fields of Conflict 305 Afterword 338 Glossary 345 Notes 349 Bibliography 375 Acknowledgments 381 Index 385 0aCotton textile industryzUnited StatesxHistory. 0aCotton manufacturezUnited StatesxHistory. 4aManufactura del algodón 4aIndustria textil 4aAlgodónxIndustria y comercio  4aIndustria de la maquinaria para algodón 4aIndustria de la maquinaria textil423Contributor biographical informationuhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0719/2004057185-b.html423Publisher descriptionuhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0719/2004057185-d.html413Sample textuhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0719/2004057185-s.html413Table of contents onlyuhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0719/2004057185-t.html