The Slain Wood: Papermaking and Its Environmental Consequences in the American South

by William Boyd

Book Overview

The paper industry rejuvenated the American South--but took a heavy toll on its land and people.

When the paper industry moved into the South in the 1930s, it confronted a region in the midst of an economic and environmental crisis. Entrenched poverty, stunted labor markets, vast stretches of cutover lands, and severe soil erosion prevailed across the southern states. By the middle of the twentieth century, however, pine trees had...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421418789
• ISBN13: 9781421418780
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.8" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher