Transforming the cotton frontier : Madison County, Alabama, 1800-1840 /

Main Author: Dupre, Daniel S., 1958-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, ©1997.
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Table of Contents:
  • pt. I. Boom and bust. Settlement. Panic
  • pt. II. Economic conflict and consensus. Royalists and democrats. Settlement, development, and the boosters' ethos
  • pt. III. Social and political disorder. Passion and restraint. Slaves of liberty. The liberty of slaves. Epilogue: boom and bust revisited.