Disunion, War, Defeat, and Recovery in Alabama: The Journal of Augustus Benners, 1850-1885Mercer University Press, 2007 - 357 halaman ""Disunion, War, Defeat, and Recovery in Alabama offers a rare look into the life of a Civil War character many would say they love to hate: the plantation owner. A slave-owning cotton grower, Augustus Benners recorded decades of his mostly gritty and unglamorous plantation life ... Deft editing, annotation, and explanatory notes by Glenn and Virginia Linden complement and elucidate Benners's historical accounts"--From publisher's description. |
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... remained for two years . Then he returned home and convinced Augustus that he also should move to Alabama . In early 1840 , they moved to Linden , Alabama , and subsequently formed a law partnership . Augustus refers to his decision to ...
... remained for two years . Then he returned home and convinced Augustus that he also should move to Alabama . In early 1840 , they moved to Linden , Alabama , and subsequently formed a law partnership . Augustus refers to his decision to ...
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... remained severe and unpredictable . In spring 1867 , a cold snap killed the peaches and peas . Corn and potatoes were also damaged . The price of cotton continued to decline . As agricultural conditions worsened , Benners began to rely ...
... remained severe and unpredictable . In spring 1867 , a cold snap killed the peaches and peas . Corn and potatoes were also damaged . The price of cotton continued to decline . As agricultural conditions worsened , Benners began to rely ...
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... remained at a low level through most of these years . His only choice was to hold his cotton off the market until he could sell it at a better price . It was a gamble , not always successful . Still Benners continued to make money ...
... remained at a low level through most of these years . His only choice was to hold his cotton off the market until he could sell it at a better price . It was a gamble , not always successful . Still Benners continued to make money ...
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... remained at home and Benners agonized over his future : " Willies case is a hard one nothing to do and no ability to do anything or rather no desire . " Benners's father - in - law , Alfred Hatch , died in 1879. Jane , Benners's wife of ...
... remained at home and Benners agonized over his future : " Willies case is a hard one nothing to do and no ability to do anything or rather no desire . " Benners's father - in - law , Alfred Hatch , died in 1879. Jane , Benners's wife of ...
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... remained active and alert . On 3 August , he went to church for a service and communion in the morning and to a lecture in the afternoon . The next day he worked in his office and completed the sale of Walker Place . On 7 August , he ...
... remained active and alert . On 3 August , he went to church for a service and communion in the morning and to a lecture in the afternoon . The next day he worked in his office and completed the sale of Walker Place . On 7 August , he ...
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The Reconstruction Years May 18651877 | 138 |
The Later Years 18781885 | 263 |
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