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Cotton : the biography of a revolutionary fiber / Stephen Yafa

By: Language: eng Publication details: New York : Penguin Books, 2006Description: 398 p. : ill. ; 19 cmISBN:
  • 9780143037224
  • 0143037226
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 338.4/767721
LOC classification:
  • HD 9875 Y12c 2006
Contents:
Spun in all directions -- Star turns -- The barber from Preston -- Revolutionary fiber -- Camelot on the Merrimack -- Looming conflicts -- Southern exposure -- Changing fortunes -- Two-horse power -- Boll weevil blues -- The shirts on your back -- Fields of conflict -- Afterword -- Glossary.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) HD 9875 Y12c 2006 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000132620

Originally published as: Big cotton : how a humble fiber created fortunes, wrecked civilizations, and put America on the map (New York : Viking, 2005).

Spun in all directions -- Star turns -- The barber from Preston -- Revolutionary fiber -- Camelot on the Merrimack -- Looming conflicts -- Southern exposure -- Changing fortunes -- Two-horse power -- Boll weevil blues -- The shirts on your back -- Fields of conflict -- Afterword -- Glossary.

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