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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, 2006.

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Description
191 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
Subject
  • Economic history
  • Greenville County (S.C.) > Economic conditions
  • Greenville County (S.C.) > Social conditions
  • Social conditions
  • South Carolina > Greenville County
  • Textile industry > Greenville County > History
  • Textile industry
Genre/Form
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 in 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 -- End of an era -- Epilogue : the problem of heritage.
ISBN
  • 9781596291546
  • 1596291540
LCCN
2006025845
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library