Big cotton : how a humble fiber created fortunes, wrecked civilizations, and put America on the map /

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

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Cotton textile industry--History.--United States
Cotton manufacture--History.--United States
Manufactura del algodón
Industria textil
Algodón--Industria y comercio
Industria de la maquinaria para algodón
Industria de la maquinaria textil

HD 9875 / Y12b 2005

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