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Author Yafa, Stephen H., 1941-

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

Publication Info. New York : Viking, [2005]
©2005

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Location Call No. Status
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  338.4 YAFA    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  338.173 Y1    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  338.4 YA    Check Shelf
Description pxiv, 398 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [375]-380) and index.
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.
Subject Cotton textile industry -- United States -- History.
Cotton manufacture -- United States -- History.
ISBN 0670033677 (acid-free paper)
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