Sawdust in Your Pockets : A History of the North Carolina Furniture Industry,...

Description: Sawdust in Your Pockets : A History of the North Carolina Furniture Industry, Paperback by Medlin, Eric, ISBN 0820365505, ISBN-13 9780820365503, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US During the twentieth century, three industries—tobacco, textiles, and furniture—dominated the economy of North Carolina. The first two are well known and documented, being the subject of numerous books, movies, and articles. In contrast, the furniture industry has been mostly ignored by historians, although, at its height, it was nearly as large and influential as these other two concerns. Furniture companies employed thousands of workers and shaped towns, culture, and local life from Hickory to Goldsboro. Sawdust in Your Pockets: A History of the North Carolina Furniture Industry is the first survey of the state’s furniture industry from its cabinetmaking beginnings to its present. Historian Eric Medlin shows how the industry transitioned from high-quality, individual pieces to the affordable, mass-produced furniture of High Point and Thomasville factories in the late nineteenth century. He then traces the rise of the industry to its midcentury peak, when North Carolina became the largest furniture-producing state in the country. Medlin discusses how competition, consolidation, and globalization challenged the furniture industry in the late twentieth century and how its businesses, workers, and professionals have adapted and evolved to this day.

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Book Title: Sawdust in Your Pockets : A History of the North Carolina Furnitu

Language: English

Topic: United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Economics / General, Furniture, Corporate & Business History, Antiques & Collectibles, Business & Economics, History

Author: Eric Medlin

Publisher: University of Georgia Press

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