King Cotton's advocate
Subtitle: Oscar G. Johnston and the New Deal
By: Lawrence J. Nelson.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: University of Tennessee Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Knoxville
Language: eng
Number of pages: 330
Subjects: Johnston, Oscar G. 1880-1955.; Politicians -- Mississippi -- Biography.; Cotton farmers -- Mississippi -- Biography.; Cotton growing -- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century.; New Deal, 1933-1939.; Mississippi -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950.; Mississippi -- Economic conditions.; United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945.
Description: One of the largest cotton planters in the United States, Oscar G. Johnston of Mississippi (1880-1955) became King Cotton's most effective advocate during the New Deal era. In this biography, Lawrence J. Nelson explores Johnston's long career and the critical role he played in shaping public policy toward a vital but depressed industry.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-317) and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Acknowledgments; title: Oscar; title: Corporate planter; title: Golden egg; title: Ten-cent rescue; title: Acres, not bales; title: An ounce of remedy, a pound of reform; title: Welfare capitalist; title: Cotton diplomat; title: Outwitting the speculators; title: Tempest in a tea pot; title: Fence rails and graveyards; title: King Cotton needs a voice; title: I have never liked the term "New Deal"; title: Epilogue; title: Notes; title: Bibliography; title: Index.