Bale o' Cotton: The Mechanical Art of Cotton Ginning offers a
unique blend of fact and folklore about cotton ginning, the process
that takes cotton from the field, separates fibers from seeds, and
packages the lint into a bale for shipment to market. It traces the
development of the industry, the equipment, and the techniques of
this integral facet of American life from its English beginnings in
1793, through its heyday in the American South, to its present
technological peak. Out of the long days spent in the gin plant, a
rich oral tradition developed, which included a broad sense of
general history and an understanding of worldwide markets, an
appreciation for the music of the machine (especially the steam
engine), legendary individuals, and a folklore based on practical
jokes. But the language, traditions, and cultural practices that
developed around the cotton gin are now rapidly becoming extinct as
modern technology eliminates the risks, inventiveness, and close
working relationships between ginners and machines. To document and
preserve the memory of this way of life, Karen Gerhardt Britton has
collected material from numerous interviews with ginners,
inventors, laborers, and historians. The abundance of illustrations
and the availability of never-before-published archival material,
thanks to the generous cooperation of the ginning industry, make
this a valuable and fascinating resource for historians and lay
readers alike.
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