Rotan Switch

by Lisa McCord

A personal view and critical reflection on cotton growing in US history

Rotan Switch is the first monograph by Lisa McCord, documenting life on her grandparents' cotton farm in the Arkansas Delta community of Rotan. It takes its name from the community's central landmark--the railroad switch where farmers loaded their cotton bales onto trains headed out of the Delta. Although it hasn't been used in years, it remains a potent symbol...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 396900151X
• ISBN13: 9783969001516
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Kehrer Verlag
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 3.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 9.3" x 12.1"