King Cotton's advocate : Oscar G. Johnston and the New Deal / Lawrence J. Nelson.

Author/creator Nelson, Lawrence J., 1944-
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoKnoxville : University of Tennessee Press, ©1999.
Descriptionxviii, 330 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Subjects
Johnston, Oscar G. (Oscar Goodbar), 1880-1955.
Politicians--Mississippi. --Biography.
Cotton farmers--Mississippi. --Biography.
Cotton growing--Mississippi. --History. --20th century.
New Deal, 1933-1939.
Mississippi--Politics and government. --1865-1950.
Mississippi--Economic conditions.
United States--Economic conditions. --1918-1945.

Contents Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Oscar -- Corporate planter -- Golden egg -- Ten-cent rescue -- Acres, not bales -- An ounce of remedy, a pound of reform -- Welfare capitalist -- Cotton diplomat -- Outwitting the speculators -- Tempest in a tea pot -- Fence rails and graveyards -- King Cotton needs a voice -- I have never liked the term "New Deal" -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [303]-317) and index.
LCCN 98019739
ISBN1572330252 (alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks F341.J64 N45 1999 ✔ Available Place Hold