The Selling of the South
Author | : James Charles Cobb |
Publisher | : University of Illinois Press |
Total Pages | : 332 |
Release | : 1993 |
ISBN-10 | : 0252061624 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780252061622 |
Rating | : 4/5 (622 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Selling of the South written by James Charles Cobb and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Great Depression to the Sunbelt Era the South has pursued industrial development as the remedy for its economic ills. The mixed results of this ongoing crusade are chronicled in this path-breaking study, updated to 1990, in which James Cobb examines the expectations, achievements, and side effects of the dive for southern industrialization.