North Carolina During the Great Depression: A Documentary Portrait of a DecadeMcFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 30 янв. 2003 г. - Всего страниц: 263 Through interviews with survivors of the Depression, the use of photographs taken by Federally supported photographers (many reproduced here) and research into the history of the period, the work provides an accurate and even uplifting portrait of the people of the mountains, piedmont and Coastal areas of North Carolina in the 1930s. The chapters include examinations of the industries and natural resources of North Carolina during the Depression, as well as information on the education, health, population, labor, governorships, housing and entertainment of the time. The effects of the New Deal Programs and other important historic events are discussed. The work includes 200 photographs to complement interviews with North Carolina natives about their experiences, as well as appendices, a bibliography, and an index covering important federal photographers in North Carolina during the Great Depression. |
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... Tobacco in 1932–1933 . Like cotton farmers , tobacco farmers were also in serious trouble in the state . In 1928 the average to- bacco cropper received $ 313 for a share of the cotton crop and $ 593 for a share of the to- bacco crop ...
... Tobacco in 1932–1933 . Like cotton farmers , tobacco farmers were also in serious trouble in the state . In 1928 the average to- bacco cropper received $ 313 for a share of the cotton crop and $ 593 for a share of the to- bacco crop ...
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... tobacco use and in its production during the 1930s . " King Tobacco " became so important in the state that some people began to call the State of North Carolina " Tobaccoland . " Because of the tobacco tax , Governor Clyde R. Hoey in ...
... tobacco use and in its production during the 1930s . " King Tobacco " became so important in the state that some people began to call the State of North Carolina " Tobaccoland . " Because of the tobacco tax , Governor Clyde R. Hoey in ...
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... tobacco for cigarettes and to " roll their own . " The cost of these bags of tobacco was usually five cents . Plugs of tobacco and powdered tobacco accounted for the " lumped lip or swollen jaw " that travelers often noted in the rural ...
... tobacco for cigarettes and to " roll their own . " The cost of these bags of tobacco was usually five cents . Plugs of tobacco and powdered tobacco accounted for the " lumped lip or swollen jaw " that travelers often noted in the rural ...
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