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The plantation in a Regional Economy : Pocket Plantation, 1762-17851572 views
Author
Hoest, William Walter, Corcoran Department of History, University of Virginia
Advisors
Abbot, W.W., Department of History, University of Virginia
Abstract
The paper analyzes the "regional economy" of the American South during the colonial era. Topics include networks of transportation and marketing of tobacco, as well as the hiring processes for the tobacco plantations.
Degree
MA (Master of Arts)
Keywords
Slavery -- Virginia -- Pittsylvania County; Plantation life -- Virginia -- Pittsylvania County; Pittsylvania County (Va.) -- History; Pittsylvania County (Va.) -- Economic conditions
Notes
Digitization of this thesis was made possible by a generous grant from the Jefferson Trust, 2015.
Language
English
Rights
All rights reserved (no additional license for public reuse)
Hoest, William Walter. The plantation in a Regional Economy : Pocket Plantation, 1762-1785. University of Virginia, Corcoran Department of History, MA (Master of Arts), 1977-05-01, https://doi.org/10.18130/V3733N.
