Book ID: CBB001200642

Delta Empire: Lee Wilson and the Transformation of Agriculture in the New South (2011)

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Whayne, Jeannie M. (Author)


Louisiana State University Press


Publication Date: 2011
Physical Details: xi + 298 pp.; ill.; maps; bibl.; index
Language: English

Whayne (history, U. of Arkansas), who has published and edited other books on Arkansas history, has written an in-depth account of the creation by Robert E. "Lee" Wilson of an enormous conglomeration of plantation operations in Arkansas. A lucid writer, Whayne has formed her account from a wealth of primary sources, including correspondence, newspaper accounts, court records, county and other land surveys, and other archives. Wilson's attitudes towards race are described deliberately and with insight, demonstrating the hardship and systemic inequity of life, pay, housing, and employment for blacks as well as the region's legacy of horrific intimidation and violence. Wilson logged and drained much of the area and this process, the environmental legacy of his activities, and the impact of the drought of 1930 are the subject of separate chapters. Carrying the account through Wilson's death and the new management of his empire by his son, and describing how farming practices were changed in efforts to accommodate flood and other environmental concerns, Whayne covers in fascinating detail the lives and effects on the land of over a century of agricultural activity in the lower Mississippi Delta.

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Review Coclanis, Peter A. (2012) Review of "Delta Empire: Lee Wilson and the Transformation of Agriculture in the New South". Arkansas Historical Quarterly (p. 321). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Metz, John D.
Feeley, Lynne
Casey, Matthew
Flores, Lori A.
Warren, Carol
Van Lanen, Amanda
Concepts
Farmers
Agriculture
Farms
Labor and laborers
Agricultural technology
Rural history
Time Periods
19th century
20th century
20th century, early
21st century
18th century
17th century
Places
United States
Canada
California (U.S.)
Western states (U.S.)
Southern states (U.S.)
Georgia (U.S.)
Institutions
New Deal (1933-1939)
Bureau of Plant Industry (United States)
United States. Office of Indian Affairs
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