Field to Fabric: The Story of American Cotton Growers

by Jack Lichtenstein

Book Overview

From its beginnings, American Cotton Growers strove toward ever more effective processing and marketing of the cotton grown on the High Plains. The men who were the driving force behind ACG realized what enormous benefits were possible if the cotton that was grown here and ginned here could also be processed, spun, and woven into fabric before it was shipped elsewhere. Transforming their vision into the construction and successful operation of a denim...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0896722384
• ISBN13: 9780896722385
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Texas Tech University Press
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

A True Masterpiece

I was truly captivated by this incredibly well-written book. As I read, I felt as if I was part of the cotton industry. I could feel the dry Texas heat on a Corpus Christie farm, and I yearned to learn more and more about the plight of the American Cotton grower. If you are only going to purchase one book on this year about the American Cotton Grower, this is the one to get. A must read for any Cotton fanatic.