The Cotton Plantation South Since the Civil War

by Charles S. Aiken

Book Overview

Winner of the J. B. Jackson Prize from the Association of American Geographers

Originally published in 1998. "The plantation," writes Charles Aiken, "is among the most misunderstood institutions of American history. The demise of the plantation has been pronounced many times, but the large industrial farms survive as significant parts of, not just the South's, but the nation's agriculture."In this sweeping historical and geographical account,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421436116
• ISBN13: 9781421436111
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 472 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.0" x 10.0"