Plants in the Civil War : a botanical history /
Sumner, Judith,
Plants in the Civil War : a botanical history / Judith Sumner. - vi, 195 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The botanical roots of slavery -- Plantation landscapes -- Agriculture and crops -- Foods and diet -- Medicinal botany and medical practice -- Gardens and horticulture -- Fibers and dyes -- Timber and wood.
"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"--
1476691312 9781476691312
40031491007
2022038610
GBC2J6198 bnb
020791480 Uk
Botany, Economic--History--Southern States--19th century.
Blacks--Ethnobotany--History.--America
Blacks--Ethnobotany--History.--Africa
Plants and civilization--History--Southern States--19th century.
Plants, Useful--History--Southern States--19th century.
Plants, Cultivated--History--Southern States--19th century.
Slavery--History.--America
America--Civilization--African influences.
Plants in the Civil War : a botanical history / Judith Sumner. - vi, 195 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The botanical roots of slavery -- Plantation landscapes -- Agriculture and crops -- Foods and diet -- Medicinal botany and medical practice -- Gardens and horticulture -- Fibers and dyes -- Timber and wood.
"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"--
1476691312 9781476691312
40031491007
2022038610
GBC2J6198 bnb
020791480 Uk
Botany, Economic--History--Southern States--19th century.
Blacks--Ethnobotany--History.--America
Blacks--Ethnobotany--History.--Africa
Plants and civilization--History--Southern States--19th century.
Plants, Useful--History--Southern States--19th century.
Plants, Cultivated--History--Southern States--19th century.
Slavery--History.--America
America--Civilization--African influences.