Download or read book Cannon Mills and Kannapolis written by Timothy W. Vanderburg and published by Univ. of Tennessee Press. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cannon Mills was once the country’s largest manufacturer of household textiles, and in many ways it exemplified the textile industry and paternalism in the postbellum South. At the same time, however, its particular brand of paternalism was much stronger and more enduring than elsewhere, and it remained in place long after most of the industry had transitioned to modern, bureaucratic management. In Cannon Mills and Kannapolis, Tim Vanderburg critically examines the rise of the Cannon Mills textile company and the North Carolina community that grew up around it. Beginning with the founding of the company and the establishment of its mill town by James W. Cannon, the author draws on a wealth of primary sources to show how, under Cannon’s paternalism, workers developed a collective identity and for generations accepted the limits this paternalism placed on their freedom. After exploring the growth and maturation of Cannon Mills against the backdrop of World War I and its aftermath, Vanderburg examines the impact of the Great Depression and World War II and then analyzes the postwar market forces that, along with federal policies and unionization, set in motion the industry’s shift from a paternalistic model to bureaucratic authority. The final section of the book traces the decline of paternalism and the eventual decline of Cannon Mills when the death of the founder’s son, Charles Cannon, led to three successive sales of the company. Pillowtex, its final owner, filed for bankruptcy and was liquidated in 2003. Vanderburg uses Cannon Mills’s intriguing history to help answer some of the larger questions involving industry and paternalism in the postbellum South. Complete with maps and historic photographs, this authoritative, highly readable account of one company and the town it created adds a captivating layer of complexity to our understanding of southern capitalism.
Download or read book Beyond Tocqueville written by Bob Edwards and published by UPNE. This book was released on 2001 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An interdisciplinary collection of historical and comparative articles on civil society and the social capital debate.
Download or read book James William Cannon 1852 1921 written by William Monroe McLaurine and published by . This book was released on 1951 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Remembering Kannapolis Tales from Towel City written by Helen Arthur-Cornett and published by History Press Library Editions. This book was released on 2007 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When James William Cannon bought several acres of sage field seven miles north of Concord, North Carolina and opened his Cabarrus Cotton Mill in 1892, he forever altered the fate of the surrounding land and sowed the seeds of what was to become Kannapolis. By the time he died in 1921, the name Cannon was "synonymous with the word towel" and the "model mill town" he had started to build had begun growing into the beautiful city is it is today. In this collection of writings first published in the Charlotte Observer's "A Look Back" column, author Helen Arthur-Cornett not only informs readers about the history of Kannapolis, but also brings the past to life through comic snippets and intimate scenes from the city's earlier years. She tells about teaching practices in the first Kannapolis schools, the fierce, lasting football rivalry between Cannon and Concord High Schools, and even "Granddaddy W.D's" adventures with a runaway Model T. Trim, the beloved black mule whose unprecedented strength and endurance contributed monumentally to constructing the city in 1906 trots through the pages, accompanied by a long line of interesting characters that also made their marks on national and regional history. Whether they discuss the area's first settlers or legendary July 4th parades, the columns twinkle with charm and wit that will make this unique glimpse into the Kannapolis of yore treasured far into the future.
Download or read book Index of Trademarks Issued from the United States Patent Office written by United States. Patent Office and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Empty Mills written by Timothy J. Minchin and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2012-12-16 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the economy struggling, there has been much discussion about the effects of deindustrialization on American manufacturing. While the steel and auto industries have taken up most of the spotlight, the textile and apparel industries have been profoundly affected. In Empty Mills, Timothy Minchin provides the first book length study of how both industries have suffered since WWII and the unwavering efforts of industry supporters to prevent that decline. In 1985, the textile industry accounted for one in eight manufacturing jobs, and unlike the steel and auto industries, more than fifty percent of the workforce was women or minorities. In the last four decades over two million jobs have been lost in the textile and apparel industries alone as more and more of the manufacturing moves overseas. Impeccably well researched, providing information on both the history and current trends, Empty Mills will be of importance to anyone interested in economics, labor, the social historical, as well as the economic significance of the decline of one of America’s biggest industries.
Download or read book General Electric Review written by General Electric Company and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 820 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Hearings written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 1630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Problems of the Domestic Textile Industry written by United States. Congress. Senate. Interstate and Foreign Commerce and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 2114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Problems of the Domestic Textile Industry written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 1084 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Problems of the Domestic Textile Industry written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Special Subcommittee to Study Textile Industry and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 992 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Directory of North Carolina Manufacturing Firms written by North Carolina. Dept. of Labor. Division of Statistics and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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