Contents; List of Tables; 1. Introduction; 2. The Terms of Employment; 3. The Employment of Family Workers; 4. Schooling in the Mill Villages; 5. The Mill Families; 6. Conclusions; Epilogue; Appendix A. Description and Preparation of the Alamance Mill Data Set; Appendix B. Fertility Choice Model That Incorporates Child Labor Income; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W
Summary
Examines the role of the family labour system in the early evolution of the post-bellum Southern cotton textile industry
