The Cotton Legacy: 4 Classic Books on the Industry's Growth
Cotton, Labor, Empire, and the Rise of Global Industrial CapitalismBy Frederick Wilkinson, Andreas Wilhelm Cramer, Broadus Mitchell, George W. Daniels
Length19h 39m
About this audiobook
The Cotton Legacy gathers four classic studies of an industry that transformed agriculture, commerce, labor, and political economy on both sides of the Atlantic. Moving between institutional history, economic analysis, regional investigation, and broader social interpretation, the volume traces cotton's rise from a valuable crop to a system with worldwide consequences. Its juxtaposition of accounts of cultivation, trade, industrial expansion, and social change makes the collection especially valuable: each work illuminates a different scale of cotton's history, from local production to international markets. Frederick Wilkinson, Andreas Wilhelm Cramer, Broadus Mitchell, and George W. Daniels bring distinct scholarly temperaments and historical vantage points to a shared subject. Together, their writings situate cotton within the development of modern capitalism, the remaking of the American South, the growth of manufacturing, and the contested histories of labor and empire. The collection aligns with traditions of economic and social history that treat commodities not as isolated goods but as forces shaping institutions, communities, and national destinies. Recommended for students and general readers alike, The Cotton Legacy offers an unusually rich opportunity to compare methods, arguments, and historical emphases within one volume. Its four perspectives encourage a deeper understanding of cotton's material and human costs, its commercial reach, and its enduring cultural significance. Readers will find both a useful educational resource and a productive dialogue among foundational interpretations of a defining global industry.
Audiobook details
GenreHistory, Literary Classics
Length19 hrs 39 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMar 4, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Story of the Cotton Plant
2Printed in the United States of America
3CHAPTER II.
4CHAPTER IV.
5CHAPTER VI.
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6CHAPTER VIII.
7CHAPTER IX.
8The Rise of Cotton Mills in the South
9FOREWORD
10CHAPTER II
11CHAPTER III
12CHAPTER V
13CHAPTER VI
14VITA
15The Early English Cotton Industry
16PREFACE
17INTRODUCTION
18CHAPTER I THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COTTON MANUFACTURE
19CHAPTER II THE ORGANISATION OF THE COTTON MANUFACTURE
20CHAPTER III THE COMING OF MACHINERY: KAY TO ARKWRIGHT
21CHAPTER IV THE OPPOSITION TO THE PATENTS
22CHAPTER V THE MULE AND THE RISE OF A NEW COTTON MANUFACTURE
23CHAPTER VI CONCERNING THE AFFAIRS OF SAMUEL CROMPTON
24CHAPTER VII LETTERS OF SAMUEL CROMPTON
25ADDITIONAL NOTES
26Bremen Cotton Exchange, 1872/1922
27BY
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