Grand Emporium, Mercantile Monster: The Antebellum South's Love-Hate Affair with New York City

by Ritchie Devon Watson Jr.

Focusing on the crucial period of 1820 to 1860, Grand Emporium, Mercantile Monster examines the strong economic bonds between the antebellum plantation South and the burgeoning city of New York that resulted from the highly lucrative trade in cotton. In this richly detailed work of literary and cultural history, Ritchie Devon Watson Jr. charts how the partnership brought fantastic wealth to both the South and Gotham during the first half...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807179337
• ISBN13: 9780807179338
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"