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Author:

Brown, William Garrott, 1868-1913, author.

Title:

The South at work : observations from 1904 / William Garrott Brown ; new introduction by Bruce E. Baker.

Publisher:

The University of South Carolina Press,

Copyright Date:

2014

Description:

vi, 185 pages ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Southern States--History--1865-1951.
Southern States--Social conditions--1865-1945.
Southern States--Race relations.
Race relations.
Social history.
Southern States.
1865 - 1951

Other Authors:

Baker, Bruce E., 1971- author of introduction.

Notes:

Compliation of 20 articles previously published in various newspapers and other periodicals in 1904. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Evidences of important changes in its ideals -- New energy is evident in Virginia -- Durham and the famous Duke Family -- Tolerance shown in North Carolina -- In the mill region of South Carolina -- Is the southern black man "making good"? -- Florida recovering from its depression -- Progress as noted in rural Aabama -- The present and the future of Birmingham -- Fiery Governor Vardaman of Mississippi -- Mississippi's land awaiting improvement -- What the levees are worth to Mississippi -- New Orleans and its bright future -- Texas, the land of mighty contrasts -- The awakening of Texas in agriculture -- On the vast plains of southern Texas -- Educational endowments in Texas -- Texas as a grain-growing state -- Unreliable labor responsible for its backwardness -- Rehabilitation is now almost complete.

Series:

Southern classics series

ISBN:

1611173752 (paperback : alkaline paper)
9781611173758 (paperback : alkaline paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)867715682

LCCN:

2013042685

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)