This is the first book to assess the contribution of Southern agriculture to the Confederate war effort, to describe the damage that agriculture sustained during the war, to analyze the transition from slavery to free labor after the war, and to recount the slow and painful process of rebuilding Southern agriculture by 1880. Synthesizing primary and secondary historical sources, Southern Agriculture During the Civil War Era, 1860-1880 fills a crucial gap in our knowledge about the history of the Civil War and Reconstruction period.
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This is the first book to assess the contribution of Southern agriculture to the Confederate war effort, to describe the damage that agriculture sustained during the war, to analyze the transition from slavery to free labor after the war, and to recount the slow and painful process of rebuilding Southern agriculture by 1880.
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Preface and Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations Used in Text Citations
The Southern Frontiers and Southern Agriculture (1607-1860)
The Civil War and Southern Agriculture (1860-1865)
Political "Reconstruction" and Southern Agriculture (1865-1870)
Political "Redemption" and Southern Agriculture (1870-1880)
Southern Agriculture and the Southern Frontiers (1860-1880)
References
Index
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This book fills a crucial gap in our knowledge about the History of the Civil War and Reconstruction period.
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780313267147
Publisert
1994-04-30
Utgiver
Vendor
Praeger Publishers Inc
Vekt
510 gr
Høyde
235 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
184
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