Search Results: The Cotton Kingdom by Frederick Law Olmsted

Independently published, 2017-09-04. Paperback. Used:Good.

The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc, 1971. paperback. Good. 0x0x0. 1971; glossy illustrated paper covers; wear and discoloration around edges; 8vo, 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; marks on the half title page, but otherwise interior is clean and unmarked; 208 pages.

Independently published, 2017. Softcover. Like New. 6x1x9. In 1853, Frederick Law Olmsted was working for the New York Times when he journeyed to the southern slave states of the U.S. and wrote one of the most important pro-abolition discourses.The Cotton Kingdom recounts his daily observations of the curse of slavery: the poverty it brought to both black and white people; the inadequacies of the plantation system; and the economic consequences and problems associated with America’s most peculiar institution.Disproving the opinion that Cotton is king, Olmsted examined the huge differences between the economies of the northern and southern states, contrasting the more successful, wealthy and progressive north with the stubborn south, convinced of the necessity of slavery.Hailed as one of the most convincing and influential anti-slavery arguments, Olmsted’s work was widely praised with London’s Westminster Review declaring, it is impossible to… Read More

The Modern Library, 1984. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Clean and tight. Spine not creased.

The Modern Library, 1969. Hardcover. Very Good - Cash/No Jacket. Gray hardcover with the silver publisher logo on the front cover. Silver lettering to the spine; the title is backed by a black rectangle. Light surface and edge wear to the cover. Some soiling soiling along the edges of the front cover. Indentations to the spine. Book tape is visible on the inside of both covers. Pages show reader wear and appear to be unmarked. The binding is tight and pages are secure. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

The Modern Library, 1969. Hardcover. Very Good - Cash/No Jacket. Gray hardcover with the silver publisher logo on the front cover. Silver lettering to the spine; the title is backed by a black rectangle. Light surface and edge wear to the cover. The corners have been lightly bumped. Light indentiatons to the spine. Pages show reader wear. Book tape is exposed on the inside of both covers. Still in great condition! The binding is still tight and pages are secure. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

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Alfred A. Knopf. 1953. Hardcover. UsedAcceptable. Hardcover; based upon three former volumes of journeys and investigations b y the same author; scuffing, light soiling, and edge wear to exterior; bump s and cloth wear to corners and ends of spine; former owner's name written on front end page; fading to pages, and page edges are deckled; underlining and margin notes; binding reinforced; in acceptable condition. ASIN: B000J D6OJO .

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McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 1983. Soft cover. Very Good. Very good, clean, tight copy. Text free of marks. Professional book dealer since 1999. All orders are processed promptly, and carefully packaged with tracking.

Alfred A Knopf. Third Printing. hardcover. First Borzoi edition. 8x5x0. 1953 stated First Borzoi edition hardback no marks in the text and is in good condition with mylar dust coverAND AS ALWAYS SHIPPED IN 24 HOURS; and emailed to you a USPS tracking number on all orders; all books are sanitized and cleaned for your protection before mailing

New York: The Modern Library. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1969. 1st Edition Thus; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover with dustjacket first Modern Library printing as stated on copyright page, book is in excellent condition, mild tanning to the blank end-papers is the only remarkable flaw, the jacket has some wear on the front panel which can be viewed on our photo, the jacket is also price-clipped and has mild edge-wear at the spine-ends, a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, "The classic first-hand account of the slave system in the years preceding the Civil War," edited, with an introduction by Arthur M. Schlesinger .

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

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