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Written for scholars and students alike, Plantation Kingdom is an accessible and fascinating study.

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A concise presentation of some of the best recent scholarship in agricultural history...Environmental historians will find the book useful as an introduction to southern agricultural history, exploring the economic, political, and environmental factors that influenced plantation agriculture. H-Net Reviews

Table of Contents

Introduction by Richard Follett
The Road to Commodity Hell: The Rise and Fall of the First American Rice Industry
Cotton and the US South: A Short History
The Rise and Fall of American Sugar
Tobacco's Commodity Route
Conclusion
Notes
Guide to Further Reading
Index

Plantation Kingdom

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    A Paperback / softback by Richard Follett, Sven Beckert, Peter Coclanis

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      Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press
      Published 27 May 2016
      ISBN-13 9781421419404
      978-1421419404
      ISBN-10 1421419408
      Also in:
      Economic history Slavery, enslaved persons and abolition of slavery

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Written for scholars and students alike, Plantation Kingdom is an accessible and fascinating study.

      Trade Review
      A concise presentation of some of the best recent scholarship in agricultural history...Environmental historians will find the book useful as an introduction to southern agricultural history, exploring the economic, political, and environmental factors that influenced plantation agriculture. H-Net Reviews

      Table of Contents

      Introduction by Richard Follett
      The Road to Commodity Hell: The Rise and Fall of the First American Rice Industry
      Cotton and the US South: A Short History
      The Rise and Fall of American Sugar
      Tobacco's Commodity Route
      Conclusion
      Notes
      Guide to Further Reading
      Index

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