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

by Lawrence J. Nelson

One of the largest cotton planters in the United States, Oscar G. Johnston of Mississippi (1880-1955) became King Cotton's most effective advocate during the New Deal era. In this biography, Lawrence J. Nelson explores Johnston's long career and the critical role he played in shaping public policy toward a vital but depressed industry.

In 1927, the year of the Great Mississippi River Flood, Johnston became president of the largely British-owned...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1572330252
• ISBN13: 9781572330252
• Release Date: February 1999
• Publisher: Univ Tennessee Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.3"