Plantation Kingdom The American South and Its Global Commodities |
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| Author:
| Follett, Richard
Beckert, Sven
Coclanis, Peter
Hahn, Barbara M. |
| Series title: | The Marcus Cunliffe Lecture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4214-1939-8 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2016 |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $52.00 |
Book Description:
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In 1850, America's plantation economy reigned supreme. U.S. cotton dominated world markets, and American rice, sugarcane, and tobacco grew throughout a vast farming empire that stretched from Maryland to Texas. Four million enslaved African Americans toiled the fields, producing global commodities that enriched the most powerful class of ......
In 1850, America's plantation economy reigned supreme. U.S. cotton dominated world markets, and American rice, sugarcane, and tobacco grew throughout a vast farming empire that stretched from Maryland to Texas. Four million enslaved African Americans toiled the fields, producing global commodities that enriched the most powerful class of ......