Boll Weevil Blues: Cotton, Myth, and Power in the American South

Between The 1890s And The Early 1920s, The Boll Weevil Slowly Ate Its Way Across The Cotton South. At The Turn Of The Century Some Texas Counties Were Reporting Crop Losses Of Over 70 Percent. As Staggering As These Numbers May Seem, Giesen Demonstrates That It Was The Very Idea Of The Boll Weevil That Changed The South. Myth Making On The Cotton Frontier -- Cultures Of Resistance In Texas And Louisiana: Tenants Make Sense Of The Boll Weevil -- 'map Maker, Troublemaker, History Maker': The Boll Weevil Threatens The Delta -- Delta Solutions Big And Small -- 'the Herald Of Prosperity': The Promise Of Diversification In Alabama -- 'you Will Be Poor And Ignorant And Your Children Will Be The Same': The Boll Weevil Myth Transformed -- Cotton's Obituaries: The Boll Weevil In Georgia -- Conclusion: The Boll Weevil's Lost Revolution. James C. Giesen. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.