Greenville County, 1817-1970 From Cotton Fields to Textile Center of the World

Name: Greenville County, 1817-1970 From Cotton Fields to Textile Center of the World
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ISBN: 9781596291546

ISBN-10: 1596291540

ISBN-13: 9781596291546

Edition: 2006

Authors: Ray Belcher

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Amid the devastation left in South Carolina by the War Between the States, one of the few intact remnants of the pre-war life was a tiny cotton textile industry. For decades prior to the Civil War, the upstate textile industry rested unobtrusively near Greenville, its center of production, surrounded by former plantation fields of cotton. Now, when its state needed it the most, the textile industry, empowered by the vision of Greenville's Henry P. Hammett, rallied for its critical role in the resurrection of the Palmetto State's economy.Building upon the state's position as a major cotton grower, savvy entrepreneurs of the "New South" jumped at the chance to take cotton production from…

Book details

List price: $24.99
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Publication date: 10/11/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.056
Language: English