Books Tell You Why, Inc.

A Fine Later Printing in a Fine dust-jacket.

In Family Linen, Lee Smith tells the story of four generations of women who have been weavers in a small town in North Carolina. The women weave a variety of fabrics, from simple cotton sheets and towels to intricately patterned tablecloths and bedspreads. Smith deftly weaves in the history of the textile industry in North Carolina, the labor conditions the women faced, and the ways in which the women have adapted to changing times. Family Linen is a rich, textured account of family, community, and labor.; 8vo; 272 pages.