"My world is gone" : memories of life in a southern cotton mill town / George G. Suggs, Jr.

Author/creator Suggs, George G.
Format Book
Publication InfoDetroit : Wayne State University Press, ©2002.
Description188 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Subjects
Suggs, George G., Jr. (George Graham), 1929-2020
Textile workers--North Carolina. --Bladenboro. --Biography.
Cotton textile industry--North Carolina. --Bladenboro. --History.

Contents Introduction: A lost world -- Maggie's gold -- Fires in the night -- The doctors and the mill hands -- The dope wagon -- A woman named sofa -- Mill hands and Christmas -- Death and the mill hands -- Mill village peddling -- A question of status -- Early education in the mill villages -- Baseball: the sport of mill workers -- Mill hands and religion -- The company store -- Leisure time and the mill hands -- Conclusion: Changing worlds.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 179) and index.
LCCN 2001006561
ISBN0814330355 (acid-free paper)

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Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner NC Stacks HD8039.T42 U6684 2002 ✔ Available Place Hold
Joyner NC Stacks HD8039.T42 U6684 2002 ✔ Available Place Hold