Independence and Empire: The New South's Cotton Mill Campaign, 1865-1901

The author's 'emphasis on sectional rather than class conflict presents a major challenge to the traditional interpretation of the New South era.' Cloth binding, 175 pages including Bibliography and Index. Northern Illinois University Press, 1982. First Edition. ISBN 0875800831. Contents Acknowledgments Preface 1 Antebellum Origins of the New South 2 The Business of Reconstruction 3 The New Souths Struggle for Economic 4 The New South’s Quest for Commercial Empire 5 Agricultural Businessmen in the New South 6 New England's Reaction to the New South 7 New England's Export Orientation 8 Sectional Reunion and Informal Empire 9 The New South in the Twentieth Century Bibliography Index Patrick J. Hearden. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. [151]-162.