When Tobacco Was King - Families, Farm Labor, and Federal Policy in the Piedmont

This book examines the agriculture of the South's original staple crop in the Old Bright Belt--a diverse region named after the unique bright, or flue-cured, tobacco variety it spawned.

About the author

Evan
P. Bennett is
associate professor of history at Florida Atlantic University. He is the author
of Tampa Bay: The Story of an Estuary and Its People and coeditor of Beyond
Forty Acres and a Mule: African American Landowning Families since
Reconstruction.

Product details

• Authors: Evan P Bennett, Evan P. Bennett
• Publisher: University Press Of Florida
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.04.2024
• EAN: 9780813080567
• ISBN: 978-0-8130-8056-7
• No. of pages: 164
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 249 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Agriculture, horticulture; forestry, fishing, food; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous