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Greenville County, South Carolina : from cotton fields to textile center of the world

Title
Greenville County, South Carolina : from cotton fields to textile center of the world / Ray Belcher.
Author
Belcher, Ray.
Publication
Charleston, SC : History Press, c2006.

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TextUse in library ITH (Greenville Co.) 07-2654Schwarzman Building - Milstein Division Room 121

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Description
191 p., [4] leaves of plates : ill.; 25 cm.
Subject
  • Textile industry > South Carolina > Greenville County > History
  • Greenville County (S.C.) > Social conditions > History
  • Greenville County (S.C.) > Economic conditions > History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
The cotton mills of Greenville--origins -- Cotton mills in new south Greenville -- Expansion, competition and consolidation -- Greenville on the map -- Life on the mill village -- Realities of the mill village -- Growth of the textile industry and its consequences -- Textiles in war and peace -- Greenville as the textile center of the world 1950-1979 -- End of an era -- Epilogue : the problem of heritage.
Call Number
ITH (Greenville Co.) 07-2654
ISBN
  • 1596291540 (alk. paper)
  • 9781596291546 (alk. paper)
LCCN
2006025845
OCLC
71126633
Author
Belcher, Ray.
Title
Greenville County, South Carolina : from cotton fields to textile center of the world / Ray Belcher.
Imprint
Charleston, SC : History Press, c2006.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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ITH (Greenville Co.) 07-2654
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