Plants in the Civil War: A Botanical History by Sumner, Judith

Plants in the Civil War: A Botanical History (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781476691312)

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Plants in the Civil War: A Botanical History by Sumner, Judith

Plants in the Civil War: A Botanical History

$39.95
Plants in the Civil War: A Botanical History by Sumner, Judith

Plants in the Civil War: A Botanical History

$39.95
Format: Paperback
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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.



Author: Judith Sumner
ISBN-10: 1476691312
ISBN-13: 9781476691312
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Language: English
Published: 11/16/2022
Pages: 201
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.83lbs
Size: 9.92h x 6.93w x 0.55d
By Judith Sumner
By Judith Sumner
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Judith Sumner is a botanist and author with particular interest in the historical uses of plants. She is a frequent lecturer for audiences of all kinds and has taught for many years at colleges and botanical gardens. She lives in Worcester, Massachusetts.

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