The Textile Industry in North Carolina: A History Review
No industry has had a greater impact on North Carolina's history than textile manufacturing. In nearly every region of the state, particularly the Piedmont, textile production has shaped every fact of life--business, politics, architecture, social relations, culture. Many communities throughout the state derive their character from the presence of the textile industry.
Author Brent D. Glass examines one of North Carolina's major industries from its roots in the spinning wheels and handlooms of the colonial and antebellum periods through the massive buy-outs, consolidations, and plant closings of the 1980s. More than fifty black-and-white images of people, factories, and equipment illustrate the text. There is also a selected bibliography and index.
No comments:
Post a Comment