02246cam a22004214a 4500 43373 43373 BJBSDDR 20230410115540.0 ta 040813s2005 nyua b 001 0 eng 0670033677 (acidfree paper) 9780670033676 DLC DLC spa eng pcc n-us--- HD 9875 Y12b 2005 338.4/767721/0973 22 Yafa, Stephen H., 1941- Big cotton : how a humble fiber created fortunes, wrecked civilizations, and put America on the map / Stephen Yafa. New York : Viking, c2005. xiv, 398 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [375]-380) and index. Preface 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 Cotton textile industry United States History. Cotton manufacture United States History. Manufactura del algodón 7475 Industria textil 7473 Algodón Industria y comercio 7474 Industria de la maquinaria para algodón 7476 Industria de la maquinaria textil 7477 Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0719/2004057185-b.html Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0719/2004057185-d.html Sample text http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0719/2004057185-s.html Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0719/2004057185-t.html 7 cbc orignew 1 ocip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 0 0 0 0 CS BJB BJB CS 2023-04-10 0 HD 9875 Y12b 2005 00000053052 2018-10-24 00:00:00 1 2018-10-24 BK