Carolina Gold Rice:: The Ebb and Flow History of a Lowcountry Cash Crop
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Book Overview
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...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1609496205
ISBN13:9781609496203
Release Date:April 2012
Publisher:History Press
Length:128 Pages
Weight:0.35 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 5.0" x 6.9"
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Carolina Gold Rice
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
This book definitely opened my eyes to a new understanding of the important role rice played in the Lowcountry's history. I liked how the story was told with firm historical facts but also personal information from Schulze, who was a very interesting pioneer of the crop. Very good read...
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