Randall L Patton
Biographic Data
| ID | 5711541 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Randall L Patton |
| GIVEN NAMES | Randall L |
| FAMILY NAME | Patton |
| SIGNATURE | PATTON R L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Kennesaw State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Marvin T. Chiles. The Struggle for Change: Race and the Politics of Reconciliation in Modern Richmond
Shaw Industries: A History
The first corporate history of an enduring presence on the worldwide carpet manufacturing scene; Shaw Industries, which is based in Dalton, Georgia, is the nation's leading textile manufacturer and the world's largest producer of carpets. This history focuses on the evolution of Shaw's business strategy and its adaptations to changing economic conditions. Randall L. Patton chronicles Shaw's rise to dominance by drawing on corporate records, indus…
Carpet Capital: The Rise of a New South Industry
After World War II, the carpet industry came to be identified with the Dalton region of northwest Georgia. Here, entrepreneurs hit upon a new technology called tufting, which enabled them to take control of this important segment of America's textile industry, previously dominated by woven-wool carpet manufacturers in the Northeast. Dalton now dominates carpet production in the United States, manufacturing 70 percent of the domestic product, and …
Zell: The Governor Who Gave Georgia Hope
Textile Organizing in a Sunbelt South Community: Northwest Georgia's Carpet Industry in the Early 1960s
The American carpet industry experienced a revolution in the 1950s. At the beginning of that decade, carpets and rugs produced by American companies were almost exclusively woven; by 1960 a new process, tufting, dominated the marketplace. In 1950 the total volume of carpet shipments totalled about 100 million square yards. By 1963, manufacturers shipped more than 250 million square yards of carpeting, more than 80% of it tufted. The old weaving p…
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Textile Organizing in a Sunbelt South Community: Northwest Georgia's Carpet Industry in the Early 1960s
The American carpet industry experienced a revolution in the 1950s. At the beginning of that decade, carpets and rugs produced by American companies were almost exclusively woven; by 1960 a new process, tufting, dominated the marketplace. In 1950 the total volume of carpet shipments totalled about 100 million square yards. By 1963, manufacturers shipped more than 250 million square yards of carpeting, more than 80% of it tufted. The old weaving p…
Zell: The Governor Who Gave Georgia Hope
Carpet Capital: The Rise of a New South Industry
After World War II, the carpet industry came to be identified with the Dalton region of northwest Georgia. Here, entrepreneurs hit upon a new technology called tufting, which enabled them to take control of this important segment of America's textile industry, previously dominated by woven-wool carpet manufacturers in the Northeast. Dalton now dominates carpet production in the United States, manufacturing 70 percent of the domestic product, and …
Shaw Industries: A History
The first corporate history of an enduring presence on the worldwide carpet manufacturing scene; Shaw Industries, which is based in Dalton, Georgia, is the nation's leading textile manufacturer and the world's largest producer of carpets. This history focuses on the evolution of Shaw's business strategy and its adaptations to changing economic conditions. Randall L. Patton chronicles Shaw's rise to dominance by drawing on corporate records, indus…
Marvin T. Chiles. The Struggle for Change: Race and the Politics of Reconciliation in Modern Richmond
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