Rough rice and Sea Island cotton : the Georgia coasting trade, 1800-1861 / Charles E. Pearson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pearson, Charles E., author.

Contributor:

Mercer University Press

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Coastwise shipping--Georgia--History--19th century.

Coastwise shipping.

Georgia--Commerce--History--19th century.

Georgia.

Physical Description:

458 pages, 46 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Georgia coasting trade, 1800-1861

Place of Publication:

Macon, Georgia : Mercer University Press, [2025]

Summary:

Drawing heavily on shipping information published in port newspapers, as well as official vessel documents, this study examines the Georgia coasting trade from 1800 to 1861. Detailed information on these coasting ships, their owners, captains, crews, and the cargoes they carried is presented for this six-decade period.

Contents:

"We have built...a number of coasting vessels": the establishment and early development of the Georgia Coasting Trade

"For any port to the southward": the routes of the coasters and the ports in the Georgia trade

"The products of the country": the cargoes in the Georgia Coasting Trade

"Well calculated for a coaster": the ships in the Georgia Coasting Trade

"Apply to the master onboard": the men in the Georgia Coasting Trade

"Georgians are madly devoted to cotton": the Georgia Coasting Trade from 1800 to 1830

"RICE: the market is well supplied with this article": the Georgia Coasting Trade from 1831 to 1861

The end of an era

Appendix A. Sailing vessels in the Georgia Coasting Trade, 1800-1861

Appendix B. Mariners in the Georgia Coasting Trade, 1800-1861

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780881469615

0881469610

OCLC:

1517366389