Project Gutenberg 2007-11-26 Public domain in the USA. 90 Moore, John Trotwood 1858 1929 The Bishop of Cottontown: A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills Produced by Marcia Brooks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Bishop of Cottontown: A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills" by John Trotwood Moore is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set in the Southern cotton mills of Tennessee and deals with themes of ambition, social class, and the struggles of working-class individuals. Key characters introduced include Richard Travis, a man of strength but lacking moral integrity, and Helen Conway, a young woman entwined in the intricate social dynamics and romantic tensions of her community. The opening of the novel paints a vivid picture of the beauty of the cotton plant, likening its life cycle to artistic creation. It introduces the setting with descriptions emphasizing the vibrant landscape of the Tennessee Valley, reflecting on the area's harvests and the complexities of life in the cotton mills. The narrative transitions to characters like Richard Travis, who is portrayed with a blend of physical strength and moral weaknesses, and introduces the trace of romantic tension surrounding Helen Conway. This first section establishes a foundation of both lyrical descriptions and hints at deeper social issues, setting the stage for the unfolding drama amidst the struggle for existence in a changing Southern landscape. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en African Americans -- Fiction Southern States -- Fiction Cotton manufacture -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1005136 1002553 2024-09-10T08:27:12.339642 2023-09-10T11:34:18.427875 text/html text/html 1052257 2007-11-26T14:50:48 text/html; charset=utf-8 406741 2007-11-26T14:50:48 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 505665 2024-09-10T08:27:29.059549 application/epub+zip 517027 2024-09-10T08:27:15.772621 application/epub+zip 481291 2024-09-10T08:27:13.910639 application/epub+zip 960513 2024-09-10T08:27:38.704024 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 873674 2024-09-10T08:27:26.937675 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 732891 2022-09-11T06:24:10.566032 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 890910 890700 2024-09-10T08:27:08.288671 2023-09-10T11:34:14.673830 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 890623 2007-11-26T14:50:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 347933 2007-11-26T14:50:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 890615 2007-11-26T14:50:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 347915 2007-11-26T14:50:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20789 2024-09-10T08:27:38.862030 application/rdf+xml 24106 2024-09-10T08:27:14.315636 image/jpeg 4453 2024-09-10T08:27:14.111633 image/jpeg 466039 2024-09-10T08:27:12.426648 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia