The rise & fall of King Cotton

by Anthony Burton

. with dustjacket, 1984 bright clean copy

1000 pages, Paperback

First published September 6, 1984

About the author

Born in 1934 Anthony Burton is an author and broadcaster who specialises mostly in industrial and transport history since his first book in the area, The Canal Builders, was published in 1972. As well as canals, railways and other forms of transport, his interests also include the countryside and landscape history.