Plants in the Civil War : a botanical history / Judith Sumner.
| Author/creator |
Sumner, Judith author. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2022] |
| Description | vi, 195 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Abstract | "Slavery was at the heart of the South's agrarian economy before and during the Civil War. Agriculture provided products essential to the war effort, from dietary rations to antimalarial drugs to raw materials for military uniforms and engineering. Drawing on a range of primary sources, this history examines the botany and ethnobotany of America's defining conflict. The author describes the diverse roles of cash crops, herbal medicine, subsistence agriculture and the diet and cookery of enslaved people"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2022038610 |
| ISBN | 9781476691312 paperback |
| ISBN | 1476691312 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic book |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | SB108 .U6 S86 2022 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |