Big Cotton: How A Humble Fiber Created Fortunes, Wrecked Civilizations, and Put America on the Map

A history of cotton's impact on the world describes how the fiber has been at the center of conflict and controversy, rendering nations into industrial powers, in a chronicle that documents cotton's domestication some 5,500 years ago, its key role in the colonization of the New World, and its post-Industrial Revolution part in transforming communities, prompting innovations, and promoting slavery. 40,000 first printing.
ASIN: 0670033677
VSKU: PKV.0670033677.A
Condition: Acceptable
Author/Artist:Stephen Yafa
Binding: Hardcover
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Condition Notes: It's been through some chapters of life! Expect visible wear—creases, notes, highlights, maybe even a splash of water here and there. Perfect for readers who love a book with history.