| Carolina Gold Rice:: The Ebb and Flow History of a Lowcountry Cash Crop Contributor(s): Schulze, Richard (Author), Taylor, John Martin (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1609496205 ISBN-13: 9781609496203 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - Technology & Engineering | History - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Agronomy - Crop Science |
| Dewey: 633.1 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5" W x 6.9" (0.30 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - South Atlantic - Geographic Orientation - South Carolina - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Carolina Gold, the celebrated variety of rice established in the South Carolina Lowcountry, perhaps saved the fledgling colony at the beginning of the eighteenth century and remained integral to the local economy for nearly two hundred years. However, the labor required to produce it encouraged the establishment of slavery, ultimately contributing to the region's economic collapse following the Civil War. Richard Schulze, who reintroduced this crop in South Carolina after nearly a century's absence, provides this fascinating inside story of an industry that helped build some of the largest fortunes in America. Drawing on both historical research and personal experience, Schulze reveals the legacy of this once-forgotten Lowcountry icon.. |