Preface: Settling the Southern Bottomlands Settling the Southern Bottomlands Before 1880 The Southern Bottomlands During the Late Nineteenth Century (1880-1900) The Southern Bottomlands During the Early Twentieth Century (1900-1920) The Southern Bottomlands During the Agricultural Recession (1920-1930) Settling the Southern Bottomlands After 1930 Appendix Sources Index
JOHN SOLOMON OTTO is a Research Fellow with the International Center, Washington, D.C. He is the author of Southern Agriculture During the Civil War Era (Greenwood, 1994), The Southern Frontiers (1607-1860) (Greenwood, 1989,) Cannon's Point Plantation (1794-1860) (1984), and numerous essays in American History and Culture.
.,."a worthwhile addition to the literature on the recent
South."-Journal of the American Studies Association of Texas
.,."provides an excellent overview of development in the
bottomlands of the lower Mississippi valley between 1880 and
1930....will serve as a critical source of information for those
interested in the southern bottomlands, , , , will particularly
interest those who study the government's role in the development
of railroads and drainage."-Journal of Southern History
.,."the book does...provide a readable story and an excellent
handbook for students of American economic, environmental and
social history."-Louisiana History
?...a worthwhile addition to the literature on the recent
South.?-Journal of the American Studies Association of Texas
?...provides an excellent overview of development in the
bottomlands of the lower Mississippi valley between 1880 and
1930....will serve as a critical source of information for those
interested in the southern bottomlands, , , , will particularly
interest those who study the government's role in the development
of railroads and drainage.?-Journal of Southern History
?...the book does...provide a readable story and an excellent
handbook for students of American economic, environmental and
social history.?-Louisiana History
..."a worthwhile addition to the literature on the recent
South."-Journal of the American Studies Association of Texas
..."the book does...provide a readable story and an excellent
handbook for students of American economic, environmental and
social history."-Louisiana History
..."provides an excellent overview of development in the
bottomlands of the lower Mississippi valley between 1880 and
1930....will serve as a critical source of information for those
interested in the southern bottomlands, , , , will particularly
interest those who study the government's role in the development
of railroads and drainage."-Journal of Southern History
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