The final frontiers, 1880-1930 : settling the southern bottomlands / John Solomon Otto.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Otto, John Solomon.

Series:

Contributions in American history 0084-9219 ; no. 183.

Contributions in American history, 0084-9219 ; no. 183

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Alluvial plains.

History.

Cotton growing.

Land settlement.

Environmental conditions.

Southern States--History--1865-1951.

Southern States.

Southern States--Environmental conditions.

Mississippi River Valley--History--1865-.

Mississippi River Valley.

Mississippi River Valley--Environmental conditions.

Land settlement--Southern States--History.

Cotton growing--Southern States--History.

Alluvial plains--Mississippi River Valley--History.

Physical Description:

xii, 189 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1999.

Summary:

Details how cotton-growers transformed the swamplands of northwestern Mississippi, northeastern Louisiana, northeastern Arkansas, and southern Missouri into cotton fields, overcoming a host of environmental problems.

Contents:

Preface: Settling the Southern Bottomlands ix

1 Settling the Southern Bottomlands Before 1880 1

2 The Southern Bottomlands During the Late Nineteenth Century (1880-1900) 15

3 The Southern Bottomlands During the Early Twentieth Century (1900-1920) 35

4 The Southern Bottomlands During the Agricultural Recession (1920-1930) 57

5 Settling the Southern Bottomlands After 1930 83.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [151]-174) and index.

ISBN:

0313289638

OCLC:

40881624