About the Author

Michael Shirley is Senior Program Officer at the National Endowment for the Humanities in Washington, DC.

Reviews

"A fine addition to the study of urbanization... Shirley's book will appeal not only to a regional audience in the South but also to all students of the diverse American experience." --American Historical Review"Compelling... [an] important contribution to our understanding of the modernizing of America." --Journal of Interdisciplinary History "A welcome contribution to the field of Southern labor history." --Journal of Social History