Creating the Modern South

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468 pp., 6.125 x 9.25, 20 halftones, 6 figs., 6 maps, 24 tables, appends., notes, bibl., index

Paperback ISBN: 978-0-8078-4545-5
Published: November 1995
E-book EPUB ISBN: 978-0-8078-6146-2
Published: November 2000
E-book PDF ISBN: 979-8-8908-6986-9
Published: November 2000

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Awards & distinctions

1993 Philip Taft Labor History Award

In Creating the Modern South, Douglas Flamming examines one hundred years in the life of the mill and the town of Dalton, Georgia, providing a uniquely perceptive view of Dixie's social and economic transformation.

"Beautifully written, it combines the rich specificity of a case study with broadly applicable synthetic conclusions."--Technology and Culture

"A detailed and nuanced study of community development. . . . Creating the Modern South is an important book and will be of interest to anyone in the field of labor history."--Journal of Economic History

"A rich and provocative study. . . . Its major contribution to our knowledge of the South is its careful account of the evolution and collapse of mill culture."--Journal of Southern History

"Ambitious, and at times provocative, Creating the Modern South is a well-researched, highly readable, and engaging book."--Journal of American History

About the Author

Douglas Flamming is associate professor of history at the California Institute of Technology.
For more information about Douglas Flamming, visit the Author Page.

Reviews

"Beautifully written, it combines the rich specificity of a case study with broadly applicable synthetic conclusions."--Technology and Culture

"A rich and provocative study. . . . Its major contribution to our knowledge of the South is its careful account of the evolution and collapse of mill culture."--Journal of Southern History

"Ambitious, and at times provocative, Creating the Modern South is a well-researched, highly readable, and engaging book."--Journal of American History

"In one sense this fascinating analysis of the Crown Cotton Mill, an owner-managed, 'new South' textile corporation, stretches and reinvigorates business history's classic venue: the company biography. In another, it deepens social history's customary form: the community study."--Journal of Interdisciplinary History

"Flamming brings generations of people to life in a story told with remarkable skill. His book stands out, even among the superb literature on southern textile workers, for its powerful detail, chronological sweep, and empathy for everyone involved."--Edward L. Ayers, University of Virginia