How curious a land
Subtitle: conflict and change in Greene County, Georgia, 1850-1885
By: Jonathan M. Bryant.
Series: The Fred W. Morrison series in Southern studies
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Chapel Hill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 266
Subjects: Agriculture -- Georgia -- Greene County -- History -- 19th century.; Greene County (Ga.) -- History.; Greene County (Ga.) -- Economic conditions.
Description: The story of the Civil War and Reconstruction in Greene County, Georgia, is a remarkable tale of both fundamental change and essential continuity. In How Curious a Land, Jonathan Bryant follows the county's social, economic, the legal transformation from a wealthy, self-sufficient plantation economy based on slavery to a largely impoverished, economically dependent community dominated by a new commercial class of merchants and lawyers.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-251) and index.