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The textile industry in North Carolina : a history Cover Image Book

The textile industry in North Carolina : a history / Brent D. Glass.

Glass, Brent D., (author.). North Carolina. Division of Archives and History. (Added Author).

Summary:

Brent D. Glass examines North Carolina's textile industry from its roots in the spinning wheels and handlooms of the colonial and antebellum periods through the massive buyouts, consolidations, and plant closings of the 1980s.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780865262560
  • ISBN: 086526256X
  • Physical Description: xiv, 119 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
  • Publisher: Raleigh : Division of Archives and History, North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, 1992.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [107]-111) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
"The longest and most conspicuous history": before 1840 -- By the old mill stream: 1840-1885 -- Cotton mill campaign: 1885-1915 -- Spindles, stretch-outs, and strikes: 1915-1935 -- Corporatism and consolidation: 1935-1960 -- Struggle for survival: 1960-1990.

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Textile industry > North Carolina > History.

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  • 46 of 50 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.

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