description: 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
language: English
title: Creating the Modern South: Millhands and Managers in Dalton, Georgia, 1884-1984
titlecomplete: Creating the Modern South: Millhands and Managers in Dalton, Georgia, 1884-1984 (Fred W. Morrison Series in Southern Studies)
genres: Nonfiction, History
ratings_count: 14
places: Dalton, Georgia
series: Fred W. Morrison Series in Southern Studies
awards: awardedAt: 694252800000
name: Philip Taft Labor History Book Award
publisher: The University of North Carolina Press