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Profitability and factory-based cotton gin production in the antebellum south

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  • Phillips, William H., 2007. "Profitability and factory-based cotton gin production in the antebellum south," Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier, vol. 44(2), pages 242-254, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:exehis:v:44:y:2007:i:2:p:242-254
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