From its beginnings, American Cotton Growers strove toward ever more effective processing and marketing of the cotton grown on the High Plains. The men who were the driving force behind ACG realized what enormous benefits were possible if the cotton that was grown here and ginned here could also be processed, spun, and woven into fabric before it was shipped elsewhere. Transforming their vision into the construction and successful operation of a denim mill was an enormous gamble. Only with the mutual support, respect, and sheer stick-to-itiveness of ACG members, bankers, and Levi Strauss & Co. would this venture pan out—as indeed it did. Eventually comprising not only the successful denim mill but also 27 participating gin communities, the organization proved a venerable pioneer in agribusiness. Since the early 1900s, cotton has shaped the economy and growth of the Texas High Plains. Against the backdrop of the burgeoning West Texas cotton industry, Field to Fabric details the workings of its most vigorous proponent. Woven like the sturdy denim they produced are the expectations, strategies, and interactions of men who could see the future. Yet not even the organization’s visionaries could anticipate how widespread their influence would be—that the entire cotton industry would feel their impact. The efforts of those who founded and nurtured ACG led to industry acceptance of high-volume-instrumentation classification and utilization of open-end spinning for short-staple cotton. Through the reflections of the builders and supporters of ACG, Field to Fabric conveys the vitality that forged this successful West Texas enterprise, and the trials and tribulations to which it refused to succumb.
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I was truly captivated by this incredibly well-written book. As I read, I felt as if I was part of the cotton industry. I could feel the dry Texas heat on a Corpus Christie farm, and I yearned to learn more and more about the plight of the American Cotton grower. If you are only going to purchase one book on this year about the American Cotton Grower, this is the one to get. A must read for any Cotton fanatic.
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cooperative compress, pool gins, coop gin, cooperative gin, denim mill, gin division, individual producer base, denim market, denim plant, denim prices, pool cotton, ginning communities, mill margins, denim business, denim industry, pool committee, marketing pool, special study committee, gin communities, making denim, additional looms, percent concept, denim man, gin managers, board reconvened Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
West Texas, Dan Davis, American Cotton Growers, Levi Strauss, Bob Hale, Roy Davis, Van May, Dan Martin, Texas Tech, Crosbyton Gin Division, Lockwood Greene, Bill Blackledge, Wayne Huffaker, Doyce Middlebrook, Plains Cooperative Oil Mill, Dallas Brewer, George Mahon, United States, Farmers Cooperative Compress, Jackie Mull, Harold Barrett, Jim Bob Curry, Llano Estacado, Emerson Tucker, Jack Hughes New!
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cooperative compress, pool gins, coop gin, cooperative gin, denim mill, gin division, individual producer base, denim market, denim plant, denim prices, pool cotton, ginning communities, mill margins, denim business, denim industry, pool committee, marketing pool, special study committee, gin communities, making denim, additional looms, percent concept, denim man, gin managers, board reconvened Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
West Texas, Dan Davis, American Cotton Growers, Levi Strauss, Bob Hale, Roy Davis, Van May, Dan Martin, Texas Tech, Crosbyton Gin Division, Lockwood Greene, Bill Blackledge, Wayne Huffaker, Doyce Middlebrook, Plains Cooperative Oil Mill, Dallas Brewer, George Mahon, United States, Farmers Cooperative Compress, Jackie Mull, Harold Barrett, Jim Bob Curry, Llano Estacado, Emerson Tucker, Jack Hughes New!
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- Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry on page 16
- The Years of Lyndon Johnson, Vol. 2: Means of Ascent by Robert A Caro on page 23
- South Carolina: The Palmetto State (Guide to American States) by Janice Parker on page 41
- The Path to Power (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, Volume 1) by Robert A. Caro on page 23
- The Years of Lyndon Johnson: The Path to Power by Robert A. Caro on page 23
- Cotton's Renaissance: A Study in Market Innovation by George David Smith on page 205, page 207, and page 214
- The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy: An Economist Examines the Markets, Power, and Politics of World Trade by Pietra Rivoli in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Big Cotton: How A Humble Fiber Created Fortunes, Wrecked Civilizations, and Put America on the Map by Stephen Yafa in Back Matter
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