Title: King Cotton's advocate
First published: 1999
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.
Subjects: Economic conditions, Biography, Politics and government, New Deal, 1933-1939, Politicians, Cotton growing, Cotton farmers, History, Katoenproductie, Overheidsbeleid, Economic history, Southern states, biography
Places: Mississippi, United States
People: Oscar G. Johnston (1880-1955)
Time periods: 20th century, 1918-1945, 1865-1950
LC classification: F341.J64 N45 1999