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Unredeemed land : an environmental history of Civil War and emancipation in the cotton South / Erin Stewart Mauldin.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mauldin, Erin Stewart, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cotton trade--Environmental aspects--Southern States.
- Cotton trade.
- Agriculture--Environmental aspects--Southern States.
- Agriculture.
- Southern States--Environmental conditions--19th century.
- Southern States.
- Southern States--Economic conditions--19th century.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Environmental aspects.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (257 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford University Press 2018
- Summary:
- An important reconsideration of the Civil War's role in southern history, 'Unredeemed Land' examines the ways that military conflict and emancipation reconfigured the landscape of the rural South, and uncovers the environmental constraints that shaped the rural South's transition to capitalism during the late nineteenth century.
- Contents:
- Unredeemed Land Introduction 1 Deferring Crisis 2 Revealing Vulnerabilities 3 Intensifying Production 4 Accelerating Change 5 Facing Limits Conclusion
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-086519-9
- 0-19-086520-2
- 0-19-086518-0
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