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Author:

Yafa, Stephen H., 1941-

Title:

Big cotton : how a humble fiber created fortunes, wrecked civilizations, and put America on the map / Stephen Yafa.

Edition:

Large print ed.

Publisher:

RB Large Print,

Copyright Date:

c2005

Description:

xiv, 557 p. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Cotton textile industry--United States--History.
Cotton manufacture--United States--History.
Large type books.

Notes:

"LP233"--Spine. Includes bibliographical references. Large print ed. "Unabridged"--T.p. verso. Originally published: New York : Viking, c2005.

Summary:

Big Cotton traces the cultural, economic, and social history of the "world's friendliest" fiber from the kingdoms of Mesopotamia to the Gap.

ISBN:

9781419333217
1419333216

Locations:

CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

EBPE325 -- Estherville Public Library (Estherville)

S1PD771 -- Johnston Public Library (Johnston)