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King Cotton's advocate : Oscar G. Johnston and the New Deal

Title
King Cotton's advocate : Oscar G. Johnston and the New Deal / Lawrence J. Nelson.
Author
Nelson, Lawrence J., 1944-
Publication
Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, [1999], ©1999.

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Description
xviii, 330 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map; 24 cm
Summary
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
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-317) and index.
Contents
1. Oscar -- 2. Corporate Planter -- 3. Golden Egg -- 4. Ten-Cent Rescue -- 5. Acres, Not Bales -- 6. An Ounce of Remedy, a Pound of Reform -- 7. Welfare Capitalist -- 8. Cotton Diplomat -- 9. Outwitting the Speculators -- 10. Tempest in a Tea Pot -- 11. Fence Rails and Graveyards -- 12. King Cotton Needs a Voice -- 13. I Have Never Liked the Term "New Deal"
ISBN
1572330252 (paper meets minimum requirements)
LCCN
98019739
OCLC
ocm39085357
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries