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Randall L. Patton <rpatton@kennesaw.edu> Kennesaw State University |
| Address: | 1000 Chastain Road Department of History & Philosophy Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, Georgia 30144 United States |
| Primary Phone: | 770-423-6714 |
| Fax Number: | 770-423-6432 |
| List Affiliations: | Advisory Board Member for H-Southern-Industry Reviewer for H-Local Reviewer for H-Review Reviewer for H-South |
| Reviews: | untitled untitled Southern History as Tragedy |
| Interests: | American History / Studies Business History / Studies Labor History / Studies Local History |
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Bio: Education: Ph.D., History, University of Georgia, 1990 M.A., History, University of Georgia, 1985 B.A., History, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, 1982 Books: _Carpet Capital: The Rise of a New South Industry_ (University of Georgia Press, 1999) _Shaw Industries: A History_ (Univ. of Georgia Press, 2002) Recent Articles: "Textile Organizing in a Sunbelt South Community: Northwest Georgia's Carpet Industry in the Early 1960s," _Labor History_, v. 39 (Aug. 1998) Book reviews in various journals, including _The Journal of Southern History_, _Business History Review_, _Journal of Economic History_, and _Enterprise & Society_ Courses Taught: U.S. Business and Economic History Georgia History Recent America (1939-Present) The New South (Since 1865) |
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