The Cotton Kingdom: A Traveller's Observations On Cotton And Slavery In The American Slave States, 1853-1861
by Olmsted, Frederick Law
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Independently published, 2017. Softcover. Like New. 6x1x9. In 1853, Frederick Law Olmsted was working for the New York Times when he journeyed to the southern slave states of the U.S. and wrote one of the most important pro-abolition discourses.The Cotton Kingdom recounts his daily observations of the curse of slavery: the poverty it brought to both black and white people; the inadequacies of the plantation system; and the economic consequences and problems associated with Americaâs most peculiar institution.Disproving the opinion that Cotton is king, Olmsted examined the huge differences between the economies of the northern and southern states, contrasting the more successful, wealthy and progressive north with the stubborn south, convinced of the necessity of slavery.Hailed as one of the most convincing and influential anti-slavery arguments, Olmstedâs work was widely praised with Londonâs Westminster Review declaring, it is impossible to resist his accumulated evidence.
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- Title
- The Cotton Kingdom: A Traveller's Observations On Cotton And Slavery In The American Slave States, 1853-1861
- Author
- Olmsted, Frederick Law
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- New Like New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1549672622
- ISBN 13
- 9781549672620
- Publisher
- Independently published
- Date Published
- 2017
- Size
- 6x1x9
- X weight
- 26 oz
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