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Trade ReviewFor 50 years, the 'go to' monograph for an overview of agriculture during the U.S. Civil War has been
Agriculture and the Civil War, by Paul W. Gates. That distinction passes now to this book by Hurt, which incorporates recent scholarship, primary source research, and extensive use of contemporary publications that targeted agrarian readers. While the primary arrangement of Gates's work is geographic, Hurt approaches the topic chronologically. His 10 chapters address from Union, Confederate, and border state perspectives, the war's impact on agriculture, and how the ability to produce, process, and transport food, fiber, and livestock affected the conduct and outcome of the war. . . . Essential. All levels/libraries. * Choice *
Table of ContentsSeries Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter One: Expectations
Chapter Two: Power
Chapter Three: Certainty
Chapter Four: Discontent
Chapter Five: Plenty
Chapter Six: Want
Chapter Seven: Bounty
Chapter Eight: Despair
Chapter Nine: Readjustment
Chapter Ten: Aftermath
Notes Bibliographical Essay Index
