Project Gutenberg 2011-10-18 Public domain in the USA. 267 Mitchell, Broadus 1892 1988 The Rise of Cotton Mills in the South Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "The Rise of Cotton Mills in the South" by Broadus Mitchell is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This dissertation examines the economic and social transformations that facilitated the rise of cotton manufacturing in the Southern United States, particularly focusing on the period surrounding the late 19th century and the implications of slavery and the Civil War on industrialization. The likely topic of the work is the interplay between agriculture, particularly cotton production, and the emergence of a manufacturing sector post-Civil War. The opening of the text introduces the context of the Southern cotton mills, highlighting the historical and economic factors that preceded their establishment. It discusses the pre-industrial landscape of the South, where domestic production and individual craftsmen thrived before the rise of large-scale manufacturing. Important figures such as William Gregg are mentioned, whose advocacy for industrial development illustrates the struggle against entrenched agricultural interests. The chapter sets the scene for a deeper exploration of how societal and economic conditions converged to influence the growth of cotton mills, threading arguments from various observers and underscoring conflicting views on the region's industrial potential. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 56.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Southern States -- Economic conditions Cotton textile industry -- Southern States Cotton manufacture -- Southern States Textile workers -- Southern States Working class -- Southern States HD Text Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Economics 524982 2025-08-15T10:23:04.399725 text/html 522270 2021-01-08T05:41:35 text/html 258830 2025-08-15T10:23:13.953659 application/epub+zip 265800 2025-08-15T10:23:07.824684 application/epub+zip 253710 2025-08-15T10:23:06.392705 application/epub+zip 526197 2025-08-15T10:23:18.262618 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 464133 2025-08-15T10:23:12.902678 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 435386 2022-09-17T09:51:44.513470 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 435368 2025-08-15T10:23:03.373701 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 435259 2021-01-08T05:41:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 435249 2021-01-08T05:41:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21563 2025-08-15T10:23:18.398605 application/rdf+xml 16415 2025-08-15T10:23:06.930653 image/jpeg 3892 2025-08-15T10:23:06.658677 image/jpeg 156274 2021-01-08T05:41:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 175561 2021-01-08T05:41:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 156260 2021-01-08T05:41:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 252012 2025-08-15T10:23:04.435676 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia