Plants in the Civil War : A Botanical History.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sumner, Judith.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Botany, Economic--Southern States--History--19th century.

Botany, Economic.

Plants and civilization--Southern States--History--19th century.

Plants and civilization.

Plants, Useful--Southern States--History--19th century.

Plants, Useful.

Plants, Cultivated--Southern States--History--19th century.

Plants, Cultivated.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (202 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Jefferson : McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers, 2022.

Summary:

"Slavery was at the heart of the South's agrarian economy before and during the Civil War. Agriculture provided products essential to the war effort, from dietary rations to antimalarial drugs to raw materials for military uniforms and engineering. Drawing on a range of primary sources, this history examines the botany and ethnobotany of America's defining conflict. The author describes the diverse roles of cash crops, herbal medicine, subsistence agriculture and the diet and cookery of enslaved people"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Preface

1. The Botanical Roots of Slavery

2. Plantation Landscapes

3. Agriculture and Crops

4. Foods and Diet

5. Medicinal Botany and Medical Practice

6. Gardens and Horticulture

7. Fibers and Dyes

8. Timber and Wood

Afterword

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Sumner, Judith Plants in the Civil War

ISBN:

9781476648835

OCLC:

1351196601