In "Creating the Modern South," Douglas Flamming examines one hundred years in the life of the mill and the town of Dalton, Georgia, providing a uniquely perceptive view of Dixie's social and economic transformation. "Beautifully written, it combines the rich specificity of a case study with broadly applicable synthetic conclusions.--"Technology and Culture""A detailed and nuanced study of community development. . . . "Creating the Modern South" is an important book and will be of interest to anyone in the field of labor history.--"Journal of Economic History" "A rich and provocative study. . . . Its major contribution to our knowledge of the South is its careful account of the evolution and collapse of mill culture.--"Journal of Southern History" "Ambitious, and at times provocative, "Creating the Modern South" is a well-researched, highly readable, and engaging book.--"Journal of American History"