When Tobacco Was King. Families, Farm Labor, and Federal Policy in the Piedmont, Paperback/Evan P. Bennett

Traces the American South’s history from Emancipation to the abandonment of federal crop controls in 2004 and highlights the transformations endured by blacks and whites, landowners and tenants, to show how tobacco farmers continued to find meaning and community in their work despite drastic changes. Publisher: University Press of Florida Author(s): Evan P. Bennett Number of pages: 164 Publication date: 2024 Dimensions: 151 x 229 x 14 Cover type: Paperback