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Author:

Edelson, S. Max.

Title:

Plantation enterprise in colonial South Carolina / S. Max Edelson.

Publisher:

Harvard University Press,

Copyright Date:

2006

Description:

xii, 383 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

Subject:

South Carolina--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Plantation life--South Carolina--History--17th century.
Plantation life--South Carolina--History--18th century.
Rice farmers--South Carolina--History.
South Carolina--Social life and customs.
Slavery--South Carolina--History.
Landscapes--History.--South Carolina--History.
Human ecology--South Carolina--History.
Human geography--South Carolina--History.
South Carolina--Environmental conditions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-371) and index.

Contents:

Index. 6. note on the text -- Introduction -- 1. Laying claim to the land -- 2. Rice culture origins -- 3. Transforming the plantation landscape -- 4. City, hinterland, and frontier -- 5. Marketplace of identity -- 6. Henry Laurens's empire -- Conclusion : Into the American South -- Abbreviations -- Appendix : Statistical tables -- Noes -- Index.

ISBN:

9780674023031 (alk. paper)
067402303X (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)67384173

LCCN:

2006043539

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

OSAX771 -- Grand View University Library (Des Moines)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)