The Atlantic Economy and Colonial Maryland's Eastern Shore : From Tobacco to Grain /

In the eighteenth century, cash grains were introduced on Maryland's Eastern Shore and eventually replaced tobacco as market crops. What factors brought about this shift from tobacco production to diversified agriculture, and what were its effects on the people living there? This book charts th...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Clemens, Paul G. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2019]
Temas:
HISTORY > United States > Colonial Period (1600-1775)
Economic history.
Eastern Shore (Md. and Va.) > Economic conditions.
Maryland > Economic conditions.
Eastern Shore (Mar. et Virg.) > Conditions économiques.
Maryland > Conditions économiques.
Maryland.
United States > Eastern Shore.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Abbreviations
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • PART I. From Boom Economy to Stagnation, 1620s-1713
  • Chapter 1. The Atlantic Economy to 1713
  • Chapter 2. The Settlement of Maryland's Eastern Shore: The Market
  • Chapter 3. Settlement: Economy and Society
  • PART II. Revitalization, 1713-76
  • Chapter 4. The Atlantic Economy
  • Chapter 5. The Planters of Talbot County
  • Chapter 6. Agricultural Diversification
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix: Commodity Prices and Wealth Estimates
  • Bibliography of Primary Sources
  • Bibliographical Essay on Selected Secondary Sources
  • Index

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