Like a Family: The Making of a Southern Cotton Mill World (Fred W. Morrison Series in Southern Studies)
Jacquelyn Dowd Hall; Mary Murphy; James Leloudis; Robert Korstad; Lu Ann Jones; Christopher B. Daly
ISBN 10: 080784196X ISBN 13: 9780807841969
Published by University of North Carolina Press, 1987
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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"
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Bibliographic Details
Title: Like a Family: The Making of a Southern ...
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Publication Date: 1987
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: good