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Between the 1890s and the early 1920s, the boll weevil slowly ate its way across the Cotton South from Texas to the Atlantic Ocean. This title demonstrates that it was the very idea of the boll weevil and the struggle over its meanings that most profoundly changed the South - as different groups, from policymakers to blues singers.

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"This is an original, smart, and sophisticated book. Boll Weevil Blues will make an important contribution to our understanding of American history, particularly the agricultural, social, and racial history of the cotton South." (R. Douglas Hurt, Purdue University)"

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    Publisher: University of Chicago Press
    Publication Date: 7/15/2011 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780226292878, 978-0226292878
    ISBN10: 0226292878
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    History of the Americas Technology, Engineering & Agriculture Agricultural science

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    Between the 1890s and the early 1920s, the boll weevil slowly ate its way across the Cotton South from Texas to the Atlantic Ocean. This title demonstrates that it was the very idea of the boll weevil and the struggle over its meanings that most profoundly changed the South - as different groups, from policymakers to blues singers.

    Trade Review
    "This is an original, smart, and sophisticated book. Boll Weevil Blues will make an important contribution to our understanding of American history, particularly the agricultural, social, and racial history of the cotton South." (R. Douglas Hurt, Purdue University)"

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