King Cotton's advocate : Oscar G. Johnston and the New Deal

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

Author/creator	Nelson, Lawrence J., 1944-
Format	Book and Print
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, ©1999.
Description	xviii, 330 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	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 note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-317) and index.
LCCN	98019739
ISBN	1572330252 (alk. paper)

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