Plants in the Civil War

Plants in the Civil War
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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 202
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ISBN-10 : 9781476648835
ISBN-13 : 1476648832
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Book Synopsis Plants in the Civil War by : Judith Sumner

Download or read book Plants in the Civil War written by Judith Sumner and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2022-11-10 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Slavery was at the heart of the South's agrarian economy before and during the Civil War. Agriculture provided products essential to the war effort, from dietary rations to antimalarial drugs to raw materials for military uniforms and engineering. Drawing on a range of primary sources, this history examines the botany and ethnobotany of America's defining conflict. The author describes the diverse roles of cash crops, herbal medicine, subsistence agriculture and the diet and cookery of enslaved people.


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