Agriculture and the Confederacy : policy, productivity, and power in the Civil War South / R. Douglas Hurt.

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"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 stud...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Civil War America (Series)
Main Author: Hurt, R. Douglas (Author)
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill [North Carolina] : The University of North Carolina Press, [2015]
Series:Civil War America (Series)
Subjects:
Agriculture > Southern States > History > 19th century.
Agriculture > Economic aspects > Southern States > History > 19th century.
Agriculture.
Agriculture > Economic aspects.
Economic policy.
Political science.
Confederate States of America > Economic policy.
Confederate States of America > Politics and government.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865.
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:xi, 349 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Format: Book
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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"-- Provided by publisher.
Call Number:S445 .H87 2015
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-341) and index.
ISBN:9781469620008
1469620006