By the mid-19th century, "King Cotton" had become the backbone of the southern American economy.

Neither proved true and the myth of omnipotent "King Cotton" died hard.

"King Cotton" was dead, as the South could export less than 10% of its cotton.

King Cotton (march), a military march composed in 1895.

That was because Washington propped up King Cotton with $12.9 billion in subsidies.

"King Cotton" became a dominant economic force, and slavery was sustained as a key institution of Southern society.

There was a new monarch, King Cotton, and his empire depended upon slaves.

But the circumstances that could have created "King Cotton" were destroyed by rising waters.

The King Cotton was the first to pay the teams' expenses, thereby competing with the other two tournaments.

The King Cotton hosted an estimated 176 teams over the years in the annual four day event.