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Reviewing David L. Carlton's Mill and Town in South Carolina

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reveals the conflicts, struggles, race relations, and economic growth of this region. This book is very insightful in terms of the grasp it has on the social implications of  South Carolinas Reconstruction. From this period grew new business which in turn fueled a new middle class. Indeed, many towns had at mills at their very core and  around this revolved associated ventures. This book discusses the impact of the whites, who often lived in rural communities, and their emergence in the cities as they came to  labor. This book delves into the topic of cotton mills and allows the reader to follow their path of creation and flourish. The book is well-organized in  its efforts to inform as well as blending in a great deal of history, culture, and tradition which further enlivens the rich tapestry of this book. Carlton  expertly tells the tale of the cotton mills and its origins - from how and why they located in certain geographical locations to the mill owners themselves, whose motivations ran  the gamut from the desire for financial gain to a true love of the business. This was indeed an unusual time in South Carolinas history and class became rather  confrontational. Never before had an actual middle class been so established and now, with the opening of the mills, a middle class most decisively emerged. Furthermore, Carlton  aptly includes other key elements in South Carolinas history which also added to the proliferation of cotton mills, such as the railroads which were being built and which largely determined  the placement of mills. Furthermore, such contributors as railroads also impacted other factors of cotton production, namely increasing production to keep up with demand which was generated now that