Publication

2002-05-01 - Wayne State University Press

Language

English

Word Count

47,000 words, Guess

Page Count

188 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

and 4 more
  • OCLC Control Number48256533
  • Better World Books9780814330357
  • Better World BooksP8-CZJ-855
  • Open LibraryOL11353292M

Classifications

  • LCCHD8039.T42 U6684 2002
  • LCCHD8039.T42U6684 2002

Description

"Baseball, religion, work, death, and the company store - these figured eminently in the lives of Southern cotton mill workers and their families during the early decades of the twentieth century. In this firsthand account of his native Bladenboro, North Carolina, George G. Suggs, Jr., captures the world of a thriving cotton mill town where the company was dominant but workers had forged a strong community. Here the focus is on the workers - their interests, personalities, and values - in their best and in their darker moments. Ultimately we see the many dimensions of working-class culture and taste a way of life that has vanished." "Drawing upon childhood memories and his father's recollections, Suggs covers events in Bladenboro during the 1930s and 40s."--BOOK JACKET.

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