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Big Cotton: How A Humble Fiber Created Fortunes, Wrecked Civilizations, and Put America on the Map 11 reviews
Stephen Yafa, 2004
The Lowell plan
Basing a book on a commodity is not a unique plan, but in this instance it is a fruitful way of looking at social, political, and economic history. My review necessarily simplifies some of the issues presented. My interest in the subject is caused in part by having visited Lowell and having become astonished at the vast size of the National Park Service installation there. In reading the book ...
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Cotton Theory Quilting 2: Traditional Blocks (Cotton Theory) 1 review
Betty L. Cotton
Cotton Theory LLC, 2008
Lovely and clever quilting method
I purchased this book because I was looking for an easier and more "arthritis-friendly" way to machine-quilt as I got older.
This 2nd edition for is the first of the Cotton series books that I have actually purchased and I found it to be comprehensive and very easy to use as the new techniques were backed up by pictures and illustrated designs for both sides of each of the quilts.
The Cotton ...
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Nightfall at Little Aces1 review
Ralph Cotton
Signet, 2008
Sam Burrack is back again!
As I've stated before, how I wish that Sam Peckinpah was around to direct the Ranger novels into film. What a perfect match! Burrack is as always interested in enforcing the law, but tempers it with his own brand of justice. For any fan of the western, this is a true treat.
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Ride to Hell's Gate 1 review
Ralph Cotton
Signet, 2008
Great "Classic" Western
This was the first book I've read from Ralph Cotton - and I'd have to say I was very impressed. This is a great story that includes everything you'd expect in a good Western. I must admit there was a point in the book where I really felt for Shaw. It caught me off guard, and left me wondering how the story would progress from there. If you are a fan of the classic Western authors I highly ...
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Cotton: The Biography of a Revolutionary Fiber1 review
Stephen Yafa
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006
Planted it - Picked it - Wore it - Now, I've read it !
This is dramatic history, hidden in the very creases of our jeans. As I kid on a farm, I picked cotton for my cousins and farmer families in the little known cotton kingdom of Florida; Santa Rosa County. The picking machines were just coming into play and school kids were being forced out of a labor niche to go save America from communism in Southeast Asia. We were further displaced to corporate ...
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Stained Cotton (Triple Crown Publications Presents) 15 reviews
Quentin Carter
Triple Crown Publications, 2008
Stained Cotton... - YES!
This book was EXCELLENT! IT was a page turner for sure! I couldn't put it down! I look forward to more of his/her books!
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Cotton Country Collection19 reviews
Cotton Bayou Publications, 1972
Honest ingredients and excellent results
My husband and I bought this book in the French Quarter on our honeymoon in 1976, and in spite of the care I've taken to protect it, it is now in tatters from all the use. Every recipe I've tried is wonderful, and many are standard fare now. For example, the Dutch Baby is a Sunday morning favorite, and Lemon Loves always get gobbled up first when taken to a summer party.
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Cotton Theory Quilting: Quilt First--then Assemble (Cotton Theory Series)14 reviews
Betty Cotton
Cotton Theory LLC, 2006
Cotton Theroy Quilting
This is great book. The techniques descrobed solve problems, and results in an unusual and unexpected two sided quilt.
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The Blue Cotton Gown: A Midwife's Memoir5 reviews
Patricia Harman
Beacon Press, 2008
I NEED A BOOK #2 TO READ FROM THIS AUTHOR
This author is so brave, has so much courage and I think another follow up book is just what I need. I was so into the lives of her patients, wanting to know more, more, more! She captivated me from the beginning and I was finished the book in 2 days! I felt connected to her while reading this book. Many things that she says have been feelings in my heart and thoughts in my mind also. Her ...
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The Cotton Queen11 reviews
Pamela Morsi
Mira, 2006
Ms. Morsi scores again!
I have been reading Pamela Morsi's books for years,and she has NEVER written one I didn't like. This one is no exception! The story of a mother and daughter and their conflicts had me stopping every now and then and thinking of my own mother, and how I pulled away from her until I grew up and came to realize that no one ever could love me more than she does. Ms. Morsi moved me to laughter and ...
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Gunmen of the Desert Sands
Ralph Cotton
Signet, 2008
Fast Larry Shaw is the fastest gunhand there is. But when he?s caught in a town of fear terrorized by both federales and banditos, Shaw?s going to have to be more than fast. He?ll have to be deadly...
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A Day to Pick Your Own Cotton (Shenandoah Sisters #2)7 reviews
Michael Phillips
Bethany House Publishers, 2003
An excellent sequel to Angels Watching Over Me.
Mayme Jukes and Katie Clairborne are two fifteen-year-old girls from worlds apart -- Mayme was born into slavery, while Katie was the daughter of a wealthy family that owned a large plantation. But in the final days of the Civil War, they both lost their families to marauders, and now they share an important secret. After Mayme, fleeing the scene of her family's murders, came across Katie, the ...
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High Cotton: Four Seasons in the Mississippi Delta5 reviews
Gerard Helferich
Counterpoint, 2008
Who would ever think nonfiction about farming would be interesting?
High Cotton is a fine book, enjoyable and interesting reading. It is hard to believe a non-fiction description of cotton planting could be recreational reading but the author pulls off the feat; blending descriptions of the actual farming activities, flash-backs to the role of cotton in American history, the financial pressure planters deal with, to the after-work social activities of the ...
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All About Cotton: A Fabric Dictionary & Swatchbook (Fabric Reference Ser.; Vol. 2) (Parker, Julie. Fabric ...3 reviews
Julie Parker
Rain City Pub, 1998
A great reference for fabric artists.
The only fabric book comes with real fabric swatches. A great reference for fabric artists. You know how sometimes you want to achieve certain quality but don't know what material to use. The description of each fabric helps me to choose the right material for the right projects and make sure it stays that way forever. I also learn more materials for my fabric sculpture. I finally found this ...
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The Photograph as Contemporary Art (World of Art)9 reviews
Charlotte Cotton
Thames & Hudson, 2004
A Good Survey
I am a photographer. I also live in New York City where I wander through art galleries displaying photographs with which I have a hard time coming to grips. Charlotte Cotton's book seemed to be aimed right at me.
What distinguishes a contemporary art photograph from other beautiful photographs is not always clear, but like Supreme Court Justice Stewart, I know it when I see it. From what ...
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Working Cotton6 reviews
Sherley Anne Williams
Voyager Books, 1997
A very good politically 'incorrect' book.
Some books that I read do not catch my eye right away, but this one caught my eye for a couple of reasons. For one, this book reminded me of the stories that my grandmother used to tell me about when she would be in the fields picking cotton. Two, this book does not make picking cotton sound like a bad thing at all. When my grandmother would tell me stories about being in the cotton fields, ...
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Cotton Theory Quilting 2: Traditional Blocks (Cotton Theory)1 review
Betty L. Cotton
Cotton Theory LLC, 2008
Lovely and clever quilting method
I purchased this book because I was looking for an easier and more "arthritis-friendly" way to machine-quilt as I got older.
This 2nd edition for is the first of the Cotton series books that I have actually purchased and I found it to be comprehensive and very easy to use as the new techniques were backed up by pictures and illustrated designs for both sides of each of the quilts.
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Blood Lands2 reviews
Ralph Cotton
Signet, 2006
Heroine to be admired
Ralph Cotton has thrilled me for years with his stories. My favorites have always been the Ranger Sam Burrack stories, but Mr. Cotton has taken his storytelling to a new level in Blood Lands.
Near the end of the Civil War in Kansas, rogue militia units are roaming the state. One unit engages in wholesale murder and extortion to achieve their goals. They murder the Shawler family and hunt down ...
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Cotton Comes to Harlem10 reviews
Chester B. Himes
Buccaneer Books, 1994
Read "rage" First
This novel has some of the same characters as Himes' Rage in Harlem. This is not a sequel and it is not imperitve that you read "Rage" first, but I think that you will like this book more if you have read about Coffin Ed and Gravedigger Jones in the early novel.
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300% Cotton: More T-Shirt Graphics1 review
Helen Walters
Laurence King Publishers, 2006
outstanding book on contemporary t-shirt design
As a big t-shirt lover, I picked up this book a couple weeks ago. The content features an impressive range of international shirt design and shirt designers. Nice mix of high-end graphic work, conceptual/arty stuff, etc.
Book is very well designed, also. I'd recommend it to anyone who loves t-shirts or just contemporary design in general. (The first two in this series, 100% Cotton and 200% ...
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