The Tobacco-Plantation South in the Early American Atlantic World [electronic resource] /
Sarson, S.author.
A look at the extensive inequality and individualism in Prince George's County, Maryland, and the wider tobacco south, this book draws on colonial historiography to take a groundbreaking approach and examines the profound impacts of the structure of the international tobacco trade on local life.
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Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Introduction The "chosen people": Agrarian Myths and Messier Realities; Prologue "The interest of the county": Prince George's County Levy Court and Local Politics, Economy, and Society; 1 "The way to make a huge fortune": The Planters; 2 "One must differentiate oneself a little": Planter Gentility, Economy, Dynasty, and Politics; 3 "I don't stand to the will": Yeomen Farmers and Smallholders; 4 "Being allowed the liberty": Tenant Farmers and Artisans
5 "The Torment with the Servants": Wage Workers, Servants, and SlavesEpilogue "Objects of distress": The Poor and the Destitute; Appendix A Statistical Analysis of Wealth Distribution and Mobility; Statistical Tables; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index
A look at the extensive inequality and individualism in Prince George's County, Maryland, and the wider tobacco south, this book draws on colonial historiography to take a groundbreaking approach and examines the profound impacts of the structure of the international tobacco trade on local life.
Imperialism.
Social history.
America—History.
World politics.
United States—History.
History, Modern.
Imperialism and Colonialism.
Social History.
History of the Americas.
Political History.
US History.
Modern History.