Textile Town
Working
in libraries and mill villages, more than 40 writers and historians-many of them
sons, daughters, and grandchildren of textile workers-contributed to this
engaging history. Major chapter authors include Katherine Cann, David L.
Carlton, Philip Racine, Betsy Wakefield Teter, G.C.
Waldrep
III, and Jeffrey Willis. Each chapter is infused with factual material and
excerpts from primary sources, such as letters, newspaper columns, and diaries.
After each
chapter,
there are profiles of textile leaders and in-depth entries on a variety of
subjects, such as mill village music, food, sports, and health issues. John
Fowler contributes a chapter on textile mill music history. 352 pages, 9x12, 250
historic photographs