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The Southern Frontiers, 1607-1860: The Agricultural Evolution of the Colonial and Antebellum South (Contributions in American History)
The Southern Frontiers 16071860 The Agricultural Evolution of the Colonial and Antebellum South - Contributions in American History Author:John Solomon Otto 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... more » 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.« less