In Creating the Modern South, Douglas Flamming examines one hundred years in the life of the mill and the town of Dalton, Georgia, providing a uniquely perceptive view of Dixie's social and economic transformation.
--This text refers to the
Paperback
edition.
| ||||||||||||||||||
Book Description
Editorial Reviews
Review
Beautifully written, it combines the rich specificity of a case study with broadly applicable synthetic conclusions.
Technology and Culture
Creating the Modern South is an important book and will be of interest to anyone in the field of labor history.
Journal of Economic History
A rich and provocative study.
Journal of Southern History
Ambitious, and at times provocative, Creating the Modern South is a well-researched, highly readable, and engaging book.
Journal of American History --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
rich and engaging book,
By A Customer
This review is from: Creating the Modern South: Millhands and Managers in Dalton, Georgia, 1884-1984 (Fred W Morrison Series in Southern Studies) (Hardcover)
This book tells the story of Dalton, Georgia, and how the textile mill led to its development. It is a very detailed look at the townspeople and their struggles throughout a century. It provides a unique and perceptive view of the South's economic and social transformation beginning during the aftermath of the Civil War and continuing with the rise of technology into the Reagan years.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Inside This Book
(learn more)
Browse and search another edition of this book.
Browse and search another edition of this book.
First Sentence:
In 1886 a roving journalist stepped off the train at Dalton and surveyed the tow. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
union millhands, chenille manufacturers, southern millhands, real cotton prices, cotton millers, antiunion workers, tufted textile industry, nonunion hands, many millhands, former millhands, southern upcountry, mill officials, textile leaders, upcountry whites, general textile strike, southern mill villages, married household heads, textile labor, chenille plants, southern labor history, carding department, textile managers, family labor system, payroll size, corporate paternalism Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
World War, Whitfield County, New South, American Thread, Don West, Union Assembly, Crown Cotton Mill, Frank Springer, Civil War, Great Depression, Thomas Jones, Will Moore, George Hamilton, The Southerner, Church of God, Little George, Murray County, New England, South Carolina, United States, Blue Ridge, David Hamilton, Georgia Valley, North Carolina, New Deal New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
In 1886 a roving journalist stepped off the train at Dalton and surveyed the tow. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
union millhands, chenille manufacturers, southern millhands, real cotton prices, cotton millers, antiunion workers, tufted textile industry, nonunion hands, many millhands, former millhands, southern upcountry, mill officials, textile leaders, upcountry whites, general textile strike, southern mill villages, married household heads, textile labor, chenille plants, southern labor history, carding department, textile managers, family labor system, payroll size, corporate paternalism Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
World War, Whitfield County, New South, American Thread, Don West, Union Assembly, Crown Cotton Mill, Frank Springer, Civil War, Great Depression, Thomas Jones, Will Moore, George Hamilton, The Southerner, Church of God, Little George, Murray County, New England, South Carolina, United States, Blue Ridge, David Hamilton, Georgia Valley, North Carolina, New Deal New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Citations (learn more)
This book cites 100
books:
See all 100 books this book cites
23
books
cite this book:
See all 23 books citing this book
- The Mind of the South by W.J. Cash on 6 pages
- World War I by John Hamilton on 4 pages
- Old South/New South by Gavin Wright on 4 pages
- Family Time and Industrial Time (Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Modern History) by Tamara Hareven in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- We Shall Not Overcome: Populism and Southern Blue-Collar Workers by Robert E. Botsch in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
See all 100 books this book cites
- The Politics of Whiteness: Race, Workers, and Culture in the Modern South. by Michelle Brattain on page 27, page 38, and page 40
- What Do We Need a Union For?: The Twua in the South, 1945-1955 (Fred W. Morrison Series in Southern Studies) by Timothy J. Minchin in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Deference and Defiance in Monterrey: Workers, Paternalism, and Revolution in Mexico, 1890-1950 (Cambridge Latin American Studies) by Michael Snodgrass in Front Matter, and page 54
- Company Men: White-Collar Life and Corporate Cultures in Los Angeles, 1892-1941 (Studies in Industry and Society) by Clark Davis in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Jumpin' Jim Crow by Jane Dailey on page 160, and page 259
See all 23 books citing this book
Suggested Tags from Similar Products(What's this?)Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product).
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
