The Bishop of Cottontown: A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills

"The Bishop of Cottontown: A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills" by John Trotwood Moore is a story set in the cotton mills of Tennessee during the early 1900s, and it looks at the desires of people, the different levels of society, and the hard times faced by those who worked in the mills. The book introduces Richard Travis, a strong man who needs to improve his sense of right and wrong, and Helen Conway, a young woman caught up in the complex social scene and love interests of her town. The story begins by beautifully describing the cotton plant and comparing its growth to creating art, also showing off the lovely Tennessee Valley and its cotton harvests, as well as the difficulties of life in the mills. By introducing characters like Richard Travis and hinting at a possible romance with Helen Conway, the book sets the scene for a dramatic story about challenges in the changing South.