This land, this South
Subtitle: an environmental history
By: Albert E. Cowdrey.
Series: New perspectives on the South
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 1983
Place of publication: [Lexington, Ky.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 236
Subjects: Human ecology -- Southern States -- History.; Southern States -- Description and travel.; Southern States -- History.
Description: "Here is a story of the long interaction between man, land, and climate in the American South. It is a tale of exploitation and erosion, of destruction, disease, and defeat, but also of the persistent search for knowledge and wisdom. It is a story whose villains were also its victims and sometimes its heroes."--Jacket.
Notes: Bibliography: p. [221]-227.
Includes index.