Scars on the Land An Environmental History of Slavery in the American South watergate The new in paperback edition

The new in paperback edition of this award-winning book includes new material covering the significant developments in the region since the book's first publication in 2004

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research and strategy in this increasingly important area of development theory and practice

The theory is treated in detail with the purpose of giving the reader a working knowledge of the techniques involved

its history and pioneers

Scars on the Land An Environmental History of Slavery in the American South watergate The new in paperback editionThey worked Virginia's tobacco fields, South Carolina's rice marshes, and the Black Belt's cotton plantations. Wherever they lived, enslaved people found their lives indelibly shaped by the Southern environment. By day, they plucked worms and insects from the crops, trod barefoot in the mud as they hoed rice fields, and endured the sun and humidity as they planted and harvested the fields. By night, they clandestinely took to the woods and swamps to