The great South / Edited by W. Magruder Drake and Robert R. Jones.

Author/creator King, Edward
Other author Jones, Robert R.
Other author Drake, W. Magruder.
Format Book
Publication InfoBaton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 1972.
Descriptionlxviii, 820 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Subjects
African Americans--Southern States.
African Americans--Southern States.
Southern States--Description and travel.
Southern States--Description and travel.

Contents Louisiana, past and present -- The French quarter of New Orleans -- The carnival -- The cotton trade -- The canals and the lake -- On the Mississippi River -- The Industries of Louisiana -- The political situation in Louisiana -- "Ho for Texas" -- A visit to Houston -- Pictures from prison and field -- Austin, the Texan capital -- The truth about Texas -- Among the old Spanish Missions -- The pearl of the South-West -- The plains -- Denison -- The new route to the Gulf -- The "Indian Territory" -- Railroad pioneering -- Missouri -- St. Louis Germans and Americans -- Commerce of St. Louis -- The Mineral Wealth of Missouri -- Trade in St. Louis -- Down the Mississippi from St. Louis -- Memphis, the chief city of Tennessee -- The "supply" system in the Cotton Country, and its results -- Arkansas -- Vicksburg and Natchez, Mississippi -- Life on cotton plantations -- Mississippi -- Mobile, The chief city of Alabama -- The resources of Alabama -- Northern Alabama -- The Sand-Hill region -- Atlanta -- Savannah, the Forest City -- Georgian Agriculture -- the Journey to Florida -- Up the St. John's river -- St. Augustine, Florida -- The climate of Florida -- The climate of Florida -- Orange Cultutre in Florida -- Up the Oclawaha to Silver Spring -- The upper St. John's -- South Carolina -- On a rice plantation in South Carolina -- Charleston, South Carolina -- Charleston, South Carolina -- The venice of America -- The Spoliation of South Carolina -- The negroes in absolute power -- The lowlands of North Carolina -- Among the Southern Mountains -- Across the "Smoky" to Waynesville -- The "Sugar Fork" and Dry Falls -- Asheville -- The South Carolina Mountains -- Chattanooga, The gateway of the South -- Lookout Mountain -- A visit to Lynchburg in Virginia -- In South-Western Virginia -- Among the Mountains -- Petersburg -- The dismal swamp -- The Education of Negros -- The Hampton Normal Institute -- Negro songs and singers -- A peep at the past of Virginia -- Richmond -- The partition of Virginia -- From Richmond to Charlottesville -- From Charlottesville to Staunton, Virginia -- Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs -- The Kanawha Valley -- Down the Ohio River -- A visit to the Mammoth Cave -- The trade of Louisville -- Frankfort -- Politics in Kentucky -- Nashville and Middle Tennessee -- A glance at Maryland's history -- The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad -- The trade of Baltimore -- Baltimore and its Institutions -- Southern Characteristics -- The carrying of Weapons -- Dialect -- Immigration -- Rambles in Virginia.
Abstract A record of journeys in Louisiana, Texas, the Indian Territory, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
Digital Bookplate Bookplate for Gene and Susan Roberts
Acquisitions source Joyner Rare copy gift of Gene and Susan Roberts, 2016.
LCCN 72079332
ISBN0807102407
ISBN9780807102404

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