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Agriculture and the Confederacy policy, productivity, and power in the Civil War South

Title
Agriculture and the Confederacy [electronic resource] : policy, productivity, and power in the Civil War South / R. Douglas Hurt.
Author
Hurt, R. Douglas.
Publication
Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2015]

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Description
1 online resource (xi, 349 pages) : maps.
Summary
"In this comprehensive and innovative Civil War history, R. Douglas Hurt traces the decline and fall of agriculture in the Confederate States of America, the backbone of the Southern economy, which, alongside military strength, Southerners believed would ensure their independence. In a sweeping study of agricultural production and government policy, Hurt connects the disintegration of Southern agriculture with the region's waning power, while giving voice to the farmers and planters in the Eastern and Western Confederacy"--
Series Statement
Civil War America
Uniform Title
Agriculture and the Confederacy (Online)
Alternative Title
Agriculture and the Confederacy (Online)
Subject
  • Agriculture > Southern States > History > 19th century
  • Agriculture > Economic aspects > History > Southern States > 19th century
  • Confederate States of America > Economic policy
  • Confederate States of America > Politics and government
  • United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-341) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Introduction -- Southern optimism -- Confederate apprehension -- Western troubles -- Eastern realities -- Western losses -- Eastern hard times -- Western collapse -- Last things -- Epilogue -- Appendix : agricultural prices, 1860.
LCCN
2014030080
OCLC
ssj0001524317
Author
Hurt, R. Douglas.
Title
Agriculture and the Confederacy [electronic resource] : policy, productivity, and power in the Civil War South / R. Douglas Hurt.
Imprint
Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2015]
Series
Civil War America
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-341) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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