| The Southern Frontiers, 1607-1860: The Agricultural Evolution of the Colonial and Antebellum South Contributor(s): Otto, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0313260923 ISBN-13: 9780313260926 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Hardcover Published: May 1989 Annotation: Although many specialized studies have dealt with the colonial and antebellum American South, very little attention has been paid to the Southern agricultural frontiers before 1860. This study focuses on agriculture, the primary economic activity and the single most important factor in shaping the South's colonial and antebellum frontiers. After examining the agricultural economy on the Southern seaboard during colonial times, Otto explains the economic and environmental forces that led to the expansion of upland and lowland agriculturalists across the trans-Appalachian South during the antebellum period. Synthesizing sources drawn from history, geography, anthropology, and folklife, Otto has added an important new dimension to our knowledge of the American South. This book is an appropriate resource for courses or studies in Southern and American history, historical geography, folklife, anthropology, and agricultural history. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - General - History | Americas (north Central South West Indies) |
| Dewey: 975.02 |
| LCCN: 88-32793 |
| Lexile Measure: 1240 |
| Series: Contributions in Sociology, |
| Physical Information: 0.99" H x 6.02" W x 8.6" (0.89 lbs) 190 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Although many specialized studies have dealt with the colonial and antebellum American South, very little attention has been paid to the Southern agricultural frontiers before 1860. This study focuses on agriculture, the primary economic activity and the single most important factor in shaping the South's colonial and antebellum frontiers. After examining the agricultural economy on the Southern seaboard during colonial times, Otto explains the economic and environmental forces that led to the expansion of upland and lowland agriculturalists across the trans-Appalachian South during the antebellum period. Although many specialized studies have dealt with the colonial and antebellum American South, very little attention has been paid to the Southern agricultural frontiers before 1860. This study focuses on agriculture, the primary economic activity and the single most important factor in shaping the South's colonial and antebellum frontiers. After examining the agricultural economy on the Southern seaboard during colonial times, Otto explains the economic and environmental forces that led to the expansion of upland and lowland agriculturalists across the trans-Appalachian South during the antebellum period. Synthesizing sources drawn from history, geography, anthropology, and folklife, Otto has added an important new dimension to our knowledge of the American South. This book is an appropriate resource for courses or studies in Southern and American history, historical geography, folklife, anthropology, and agricultural history. |