Food and Agriculture during the Civil War

by R. Douglas Hurt

This book provides a perspective into the past that few students and historians of the Civil War have considered: agriculture during the Civil War as a key element of power.

The Civil War revolutionized the agricultural labor system in the South, and it had dramatic effects on farm labor in the North relating to technology. Agriculture also was an element of power for both sides during the Civil War--one that is often overlooked in...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1440803250
• ISBN13: 9781440803253
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.4"
• Age Range: 7 to 17 years