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A New Plantation South: Land, Labor, and Federal Favor in Twentieth-Century Arkansas - Carter G. Woodson Institute Series
Jeannie M. Whayne
A New Plantation South: Land, Labor, and Federal Favor in Twentieth-Century Arkansas - Carter G. Woodson Institute Series
Jeannie M. Whayne
Traces the emergence of a transformed southern plantation system in the Arkansas delta decades after the end of the Civil War. By manipulating laws and federal and state agencies to gain control over land policy, Poinsett County planters fought to maintain their place on the land amidst tenancy, sharecropping, and the mechanization of farming.
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | June 29, 1996 |
ISBN13 | 9780813925943 |
Publishers | University of Virginia Press |
Pages | 342 |
Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 20 mm · 503 g |
Language | English |