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by Perry "bill" Bailey (Author)
The book gives a candid look into the lives of the workers in the small, insular mill villages of West, Georgia. It focuses on Villa Rica and Fullerville, and relates the conditions under which the people lived and labored. These events are carefully woven into a tapestry of the happenings in the other West Georgia area mill towns, as well as the happenings occuring in the outside world. Some well known historical events impacted life within the village, and others passed almost without notice. The revelations describing the health care, sanitation, working and living conditions, even in modern times, may prove shocking to today's reader, who will discover communities that time passed by. Author Perry "Bill" Bailey is the son of mill workers. Both his parents labored in various West Georgia mills throughout their lifetimes. He also worked briefly in the mills until venturing out into the world to pursue a career in radio broadcasting. The book is a work from his heart describing his life in the Fullerville Mill Village with all its joys, loves, and sorrows.
Author Biography
Author Perry "Bill" Bailey is the son of mill workers. Both his parents labored in various West Georgia mills throughout their lifetimes. He also worked briefly in the mills until venturing out into the world to pursue a career in radio broadcasting. The book is a work from his heart describing his life in the Fullerville Mill Village with all its joys, loves, and sorrows.
