Cultivating success in the South : farm households in the postbellum era /

"This book explores changes in rural households of the Georgia Piedmont through the material culture of farmers as they transitioned from self-sufficiency to market dependence. The period between 1880 and 1910 was a time of dynamic change when Southern farmers struggled to reinvent their lives...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ferleger, Lou
Otros Autores: Metz, John D.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Colección:Cambridge studies on the American South.
Temas:
Farm produce > Georgia > History.
Households > Georgia > History.
Farm risks > Georgia > History.
Produits agricoles > Géorgie (État) > Histoire.
Ménages (Statistique) > Géorgie (État) > Histoire.
Risques agricoles > Géorgie (État) > Histoire.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > General.
Economic history.
Farm produce.
Farm risks.
Households.
Georgia > Economic conditions.
Géorgie (État) > Conditions économiques.
Georgia.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: contesting the myth of the backward Southern farmer
  • 1. Different crops, different cultures: the evolution of three Georgia counties
  • 2. Land, households, and race in the Georgia Piedmont: the big picture
  • 3. Production in the Piedmont: more than just cotton
  • 4. The material world of Piedmont farmers
  • 5. Investing for success in the Piedmont
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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