The Roots of Southern Distinctiveness
Tobacco and Society in Danville, Virginia, 1780-1865
By Frederick F. Siegel
224 pp., 6 x 9
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Paperback ISBN: 978-0-8078-6595-8
Published: March 2011
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Originally published in 1987.
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"Using Danville as a case study, Siegel proposes a startling reinterpretation of the history of southern agriculture before the Civil War. The book is certain to be viewed as a major contribution to the debate over the impact of slavery on southern development."--Eric Foner