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The Company Store The Cliffside Book
128 pages, 224 photos
It's available in stores around the Carolinas and on many Web sites, but you can purchase an autographed copy right here directly from the author!
Book Description
Cliffside was a model town, lauded and envied like few others of its kind. It was the dream of its founder, Raleigh Rutherford Haynes, a home-grown tycoon who created an entire industry along the Second Broad River in Rutherford County. More than a town, Cliffside was a way of life. It was a society shaped by Haynes’s respect and concern for his workers and neighbors, by his unwavering sense of justice and fairness, and by his insatiable desire for perfection. Even now, long after his death in 1917, his legend and his principles live on in the people of this once-bustling little town. In recent decades, Cliffside, like many other mill towns in the south, has struggled to survive the decline of the textile industry. These photographs portray the gentle and loving nature of Cliffside and the generations of people who have called it home.
Only $19.99 plus mailing
About the Author
Author and Cliffside native Alfred Reno Bailey is a veteran writer-producer-director in radio and TV broadcasting as well as film and video production. He enjoyed a second career as a computer consultant and software developer. After retirement, Bailey founded Remember Cliffside, an online repository of Cliffside history, memories, and photographs that has received wide acclaim for its purpose and scope.What they are saying
“Reno Bailey has a winner in his first publication, 'Cliffside: Portrait of a Carolina Mill Town.'” —Jean Gordon, The Daily Courier
“And while Reno's captions are an education, it is the words that come to me out of the gingerbread, the front porches, the starched collars and creased brows that tell the tale. Cliffside's history as a mill town cobbled from nothing by one man is unique. Even so, if you're at all like me, you'll find yourself believing this is your story, too.” —Fred First (Read Fred's full review.)
“Ordered your book about Cliffside and have enjoyed it very much. I remember my father talking about quite a few people that you mention in the book. Congratulations, you did a wonderful job.” —Ron Powell
“I finished the book. Thought I was living in Cliffside there for awhile.” —James Jones
“I want to express my sincere thanks for your excellent work Cliffside: Portrait of a Carolina Mill Town. It's heart warming to know someone is interested in the history of our mill villages... I plan to purchase another copy [for] my brother in Minnesota.” —Billy Childers
“You captured the 'love story,' the characters and flavor of the real Cliffside, and the grand photos of folks who truly loved life, lived happily (most of them anyway), and shared their intelligence, wit and determination to help others along the way!” —Peggy Putnam Houser
Copyright © 2008 The Cliffside Historical Society