An edition of How curious a land (1996)
How curious a land
conflict and change in Greene County, Georgia, 1850-1885
By Jonathan M. Bryant
Publish Date
1996
Publisher
University of North Carolina Press
Language
eng
Pages
276
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.
subjects: Agriculture, Economic conditions, History, Green county (ga.), Agriculture, united states
Places: Greene County (Ga.), Greene County, Georgia
Times: 19th century