From Congregation Town to Industrial City Culture and Social Change in a Southern Community |
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| Author:
| Shirley, Michael |
| Series title: | The American Social Experience Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8147-7977-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1994 |
| Publisher: | New York University Press
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| Imprint: | NYU Press |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $89.00 |
Book Description:
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The story of 19th-century Winston-Salem, a community of artisans and small farmers, united, as members of a religious congregation, by a single vision of life. Its transformation into an industrial centre within a few decades, illustrates the changes that swept through America's Southern society.
The story of 19th-century Winston-Salem, a community of artisans and small farmers, united, as members of a religious congregation, by a single vision of life. Its transformation into an industrial centre within a few decades, illustrates the changes that swept through America's Southern society.