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

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : Viking, c2005.Description: xiv, 398 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0670033677 (acidfree paper)
  • 9780670033676
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 338.4/767721/0973 22
LOC classification:
  • HD 9875 Y12b 2005
Online resources:
Contents:
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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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 Y12b 2005 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000053052

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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