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""Fear God and walk humbly"" : the agricultural journal of James Mallory, 1843-1877
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mallory, James.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Farm life--Alabama--Talladega County.
- Farmers--Alabama--Talladega County--Diaries.
- Mallory, James, 1807-1877--Diaries.
- Talladega County (Ala.)--Social life and customs.
- Farm life--Diaries--Alabama--Talladega County.
- Farm life.
- Farmers--Talladega County--Alabama.
- Farmers.
- Talladega County (Ala.).
- Mallory, James.
- Local Subjects:
- Farm life--Alabama--Talladega County.
- Farmers--Alabama--Talladega County--Diaries.
- Mallory, James, 1807-1877--Diaries.
- Talladega County (Ala.)--Social life and customs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (712 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- James Mallory was an uncommon Southerner. Most inhabitants of the Old South, especially the plain folk, devoted more time to leisurely activities--drinking, gambling, hunting, fishing, and just loafing--than did Mallory, a workaholic agriculturalist, who experimented with new plants, orchards, and manures, as well as the latest farming equipment and techniques. A Whig and a Unionist, a temperance man and a peace lover, ambitious yet caring, business-minded and progressive, he supported railroad construction as well as formal education, even for girls. His cotton production--four bale
- Contents:
- Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Introduction; 1834-1842; 1843; 1844; 1845; 1846; 1847; 1848; 1849; 1850; 1851; 1852; 1853; 1854; 1855; 1856; 1857; 1858; 1859; 1860; 1861; 1862; 1863; 1864; 1865; 1866; 1867; 1868; 1869; 1870; 1871; 1872; 1873; 1874; 1875; 1876; 1877; Appendix; James Mallory's Last Will and Testament; Notes; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 0-585-20037-8
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