Like a Family: The Making of a Southern Cotton Mill World

Jacquelyn Dowd Hall; Mary Murphy; James Leloudis; Robert Korstad; Lu Ann Jones; Christopher B. Daly

ISBN 10: 0393306194 / ISBN 13: 9780393306194

Published by W W Norton & Co Inc, 1989

Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0393306194I3N00

Synopsis:

Uses interviews, letters, and excerpts from the trade press to depict life in a Southern cotton mill village

Review: Diligent research and fine writing has produced a landmark work.

"Journal of Southern History"

"Like a Family" is the most important study of southern cotton mill workers we have ever had.

"Reviews in American History"

"A work of scholarship that is both authoritative and most refreshingly undogmatic.

Jonathan Yardley, "Washington Post Book World""

""Like a Family" is that rare compelling book, a delight for the academic and the public, with much to say to both.

"Journal of American History""

"This eloquent reconstruction of the cotton mill world allows us to understand and to pay homage to those who fought and lost.

Ira Berlin, "New York Times Book Review""

A work of scholarship that is both authoritative and most refreshingly undogmatic.

Jonathan Yardley, "Washington Post Book World"

"Like a Family" is that rare compelling book, a delight for the academic and the public, with much to say to both.

"Journal of American History"

This eloquent reconstruction of the cotton mill world allows us to understand and to pay homage to those who fought and lost.

Ira Berlin, "New York Times Book Review"

Bibliographic Details

Title: Like a Family: The Making of a Southern ...
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
Publication Date: 1989
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket