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High cotton : four seasons in the Mississippi Delta / Gerard Helferich.
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- Author/Creator:
- Helferich, Gerard.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cotton farmers.
- Delta (Miss. : Region)--History.
- Delta (Miss. : Region).
- Delta (Miss. : Region)--Biography.
- Cotton farmers--Mississippi--Delta (Region)--Biography.
- Cotton growing--Mississippi--Delta (Region).
- Cotton growing.
- Mississippi--Delta (Region).
- Farm life--Mississippi--Delta (Region).
- Farm life.
- Seasons--Mississippi--Delta (Region).
- Seasons.
- Delta (Miss. : Region)--Social life and customs.
- Delta (Miss. : Region)--Description and travel.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 308 pages ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Counterpoint, [2007]
- Summary:
- Helferich traces the life of a modern cotton farmer, exploring the traditions of growing cotton that have endured since ancient times, and the current forces that threaten to drive small farmers from the land.
- Contents:
- Prologue: "The Most Southern Place on Earth," xi
- Part I Spring
- 1 The Land 3
- 2 The Machines 29
- 3 The Seed 49
- 4 The Hands 75
- Part II Summer
- 5 The Water 111
- 6 The Predators 135
- Part III Fall
- 7 The Picking 159
- 8 The Gin 191
- Part IV Winter
- 9 The Mill 219
- 10 The Reckoning 245.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-297) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781582433530
- 1582433534
- OCLC:
- 76166857
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