king cotton
1King Cotton — was a phrase used in the Southern United States mainly by Southern politicians and authors who wanted to illustrate the importance of the cotton crop to the Confederate economy during the American Civil War. [citebook|title=A Financial History of …
2King Cotton — King King, n. [AS. cyng, cyning; akin to OS. kuning, D. koning, OHG. kuning, G. k[ o]nig, Icel. konungr, Sw. konung, Dan. konge; formed with a patronymic ending, and fr. the root of E. kin; cf. Icel. konr a man of noble birth. [root]44. See {Kin} …
3King cotton — (traduit par Le Coton est roi ) est une formule utilisée lors d un discours devant le Sénat américain en 1858 par James Henry Hammond (1807 1864) planteur de coton de Caroline du Sud, qui a ensuite plaidé pour la sécession de la Caroline du Sud… …
4King Cotton — U.S. Hist. cotton and cotton growing considered, in the pre Civil War South, as a vital commodity, the major factor not only in the economy but also in politics. [1850 55, Amer.] * * * Phrase used before the American Civil War to denote the… …
5King Cotton (play) — King Cotton is a specially commissioned musical written by Jimmy McGovern and directed by Jude Kelly, with original music by Howard Goodall. The production is based on an idea by Ian Brownbill and designed by Ti Green. The piece has been co… …
6King Cotton (march) — King Cotton is a military march composed in 1895Cite web|url=http://www.dws.org/sousa/articles/works.htm|title=The Works of John Philip Sousa|accessyear=2008|accessmonthday=June 6|publisher=Dallas Wind Symphony|work=John Philip Sousa American… …
7King Cotton — (inglés: el rey algodón) Término que se usó antes de la guerra de Secesión para referirse a la importancia económica que tenía la producción sureña de algodón. El concepto apareció por primera vez en el libro Cotton Is King [El algodón es rey]… …
8King Cotton — U.S. Hist. cotton and cotton growing considered, in the pre Civil War South, as a vital commodity, the major factor not only in the economy but also in politics. [1850 55, Amer.] …
9King Cotton — personification of the cotton crop of the southern United States …
10Cotton — Cotton, Robert Bruce * * * (as used in expressions) Cotton Belt Cotton Club Cotton, John Cotton, sir Robert Bruce King Cotton Mather, Cotton …
