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"My World Is Gone": Memories of Life in a Southern Cotton Mill Town Hardcover – May 1, 2002

by George Suggs (Author)
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Baseball. religion. work. death. and the company store―these figured eminently in the lives of Southern cotton mill workers and their families during the early decades of the twentieth century. In this firsthand account of his native Bladenboro, North Carolina, George G. Suggs, Jr., captures in rich detail the world of a thriving cotton mill town where the company was dominant but workers had forged a strong community. Here the focus is on the workers―their interests, personalities, and values―in their best and in their darker moments. Ultimately we see the many dimensions of working-class culture and taste a way of life that has vanished.

Drawing upon childhood memories and his father's recollections, Suggs covers events in Bladenboro during the 1930s and 40s. He describes the nature of cottonmill work, the stresses and strains produced by undesirable working conditions, and the various ways in which workers and their families learned to cope. Many characters emerge from this story―from the kind woman who dispensed the company fiat money to the desperate men who would gamble it away. The book explores key topics such as social rankings, medical care, the company store, and workers' responses to death. Above all, we see how faith found expression on the job and in the surrounding evangelical churches. The
workers of Bladenboro are gone, and little remains of the mills, but this work pays tribute to lives well lived under the most challenging circumstances.
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  1. Print length
    188 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Wayne State University Press
  4. Publication date
    May 1, 2002
  5. Dimensions
    6 x 0.75 x 9 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0814330355
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0814330357
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"When his mill-worker father observed, My World is Gone, the historian son determined to recapture that lost world as written history. The result is a moving tribute to [Sugg's] father and other relatives and acquaintances who were part of that past."―Bess Beatty, Oregon State University

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"When his mill-worker father observed, My World is Gone, the historian son determined to recapture that lost world as written history. The result is a moving tribute to [Sugg's] father and other relatives and acquaintances who were part of that past."—Bess Beatty,

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wayne State University Press (May 1, 2002)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 188 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0814330355
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0814330357
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.15 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.75 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Southern History
Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2011
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I got this for my mother who was born and raised in the North Carolina area referred to in the book. She found it absolutely fascinating and would recommend it to anyone wanting to know history of the area.
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Andy C
4.0 out of 5 stars Dad's Hometown
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2010
A very informative book that interlaced with many stories my father told me about life in Bladen County. Dad was born in 1916 and went to work full time in the mill at 14. He ended up working as a "fixer" and his father was a shift supervisor. The stories about family, small-town politics, and church life are likely typical for small, rural manufacturing communities of the day. Pictures from the mid-1930s will show some folks near to starvation if you look closely. A picture in our family album shows Dad at 6'1" and 99 pounds at 19. Pop told stories of shooting squirrels and even sparrows to put meat in the beans. Good times and hard times accurately described as compared to our family stories.
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Douglas G. Hester
5.0 out of 5 stars Bladenboro, NC , A cotton mill town
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2007
This book was written by a relative of mine and names most all of my family in Bladenboro, NC. It is very well presented, although it did not present the Hesters in a good light. I am one of those Hesters, and some of the things that were said in the book, I know to be a falsehood.
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