I Go South an Unprejudiced Visit to a Group of Cotton Mills (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781162722672)

""I Go South: An Unprejudiced Visit to a Group of Cotton Mills"" is a book written by Harry Shumway. The book is a first-hand account of Shumway's visit to a group of cotton mills located in the Southern United States. Shumway provides a detailed description of the mills, the workers, and the surrounding communities. He also discusses the social and economic conditions of the South during the early 20th century. The book is an insightful look into the cotton industry and the lives of the people who worked in it during a time of significant change in the South. Shumway's writing is clear and concise, making the book an easy and engaging read. Overall, ""I Go South"" is a valuable historical document that sheds light on an important period in American history.1930. With illustrations from photographs by the author. Shumway was hired by a group of Boston businessmen to go down to Alabama and write about what he heard and saw about a group of five cotton mills for which they were selling agents. He was chosen because he was a Yankee, a novelist, an unbiased and unopinionated person who is trained to write about people and would write his report with an open mind. Contents: I Go South; Children of the South; Three Old Men who Liked It; In the Mill; Not Help but Partners; Let's Go Places!; Church and a Few Calls; Towels by the Million; What's being Done for the Young Folks; The Drift from the Farms; and The Last Word.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Author: Harry Shumway
ISBN-10: 1162722673
ISBN-13: 9781162722672
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Language: English
Published: 09/10/2010
Pages: 110
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.23d