Ante-bellum Alabama : town and country /
Weymouth T. Jordan ; with an introduction by Kenneth R. Johnson.
- University, Ala. : University of Alabama Press, [1987], �1957.
- 1 online resource (xviii, 172 pages) : map.
- Library of Alabama classics .
- Library of Alabama classics. .
Reprint. Originally published: Tallahassee, Fla. : Florida State University, �1957.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-165).
Introduction by Kenneth R. Johnson; Preface; 1. Metropolis by the Sea; 2. A Black Belt Town; 3. A Black Belt Planter Family; 4. A Family Daybook; 5. Negro ""Pecularities""; 6. The Crusade for Agricultural Reform; 7. The Industrial Gospel; Bibliography; Index.
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Ante-Bellum Alabama: Town and Country was written to give the reader insight into importaant facers of Alabama's ante-bellum history. Presented in the form of case studies from the pre-Civil War period, the book deals with a city, a town, a planter's family, rural social life, attitudes concerning race, and Alabama's early agricultural and industrial development. Ante-bellum Alabama's primary interest was agriculture; the chief crop was King Cotton; and most of the people were agriculturalists. Towns and cities came into existence to supply the agricultural needs of the state and to proces.
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HISTORY--State & Local--General. Electronic books. Alabama -- History. Alabama. Regions & Countries - Americas. History & Archaeology. United States Local History. Alabama -- History -- 1819-1950.