Carolina Gold Rice:: The Ebb and Flow History of a Lowcountry Cash Crop

Name: Carolina Gold Rice
Item: Carolina Gold Rice: The Ebb and Flow History of a Lowcountry Cash Crop
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by Richard Schulze

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Carolina Gold, the celebrated variety of rice established in the South Carolina Lowcountry, perhaps saved the fledgling colony at the beginning of the eighteenth century and remained integral to the local economy for nearly two hundred years. However, the labor required to produce it encouraged the establishment of slavery, ultimately contributing to the region's economic collapse following the Civil War.

Richard Schulze, who reintroduced this crop in South Carolina after nearly a century's absence, provides this fascinating inside story of an industry that helped build some of the largest fortunes in America. Drawing on both historical research and personal experience, Schulze reveals the legacy of this once-forgotten Lowcountry icon..

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1609496205

ISBN13:9781609496203

Release Date:April 2012

Publisher:History Press

Length:128 Pages

Weight:0.35 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 5.0" x 6.9"

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