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The cotton kingdom, a traveller's observations on cotton and slavery in the American slave states : based upon three former volumes of journeys and investigations by the same author, by Frederick Law Olmsted, Vol. II

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The cotton kingdom, a traveller's observations on cotton and slavery in the American slave states : based upon three former volumes of journeys and investigations by the same author, by Frederick Law Olmsted, Vol. II

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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contains biographical information

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The cotton kingdom

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bibliography

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by Frederick Law Olmsted

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a traveller's observations on cotton and slavery in the American slave states : based upon three former volumes of journeys and investigations by the same author

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South-western Louisiana and eastern Texas -- A trip into northern Mississippi -- The interior cotton districts: central Mississippi, Alabama, etc. -- The exceptional large planters -- Slavery in its property aspect ; Moral and religious instruction of the slaves, etc. -- Slavery as a poor law system -- Cotton supply and white labour in the cotton climate -- The condition and character of the privileged classes of the South -- The danger of the South -- Appendix (A.): The condition of Virginia ; Statistics -- Appendix (B.): The slave trade in Virginia -- Appendix (C.): Cost of labour in the border states -- Appendix (D.): Statistics of the Georgia seabord

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Cotton kingdom, a traveller's observation on cotton and slavery in the American slave states : based upon three former volumes of journeys and investigations, Volume 2

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