cotton to

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Mr. Scott’s family story — “from cotton to Congress” — was the subject of his first campaign ad, unveiled last week.

From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2023

Mr Scott is the grandson of a cotton field worker and the son of a single mother, and he has often spoken of how his family rose "from cotton to Congress" in a lifetime.

From BBC • May 31, 2023

His grandfather left school after the third grade to pick cotton, and Scott frequently describes himself as an embodiment of the American dream by "going from cotton to Congress in one lifetime."

From Reuters • May 19, 2023

He encouraged the peasantry to grow cotton during the winter months, when they were not growing food crops, and sold the cotton to Britain.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

I might not've bragged how Hugo my cousin does it by tying one end of a reel of cotton to the knocker and then drives his victim crazy by knocking from a safe distance.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell