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It's a recurring theme. At the time of the Civil War, the Mississippi River Valley had more millionaires per capita than anywhere else in the US. https://www.h
by Herring 10mo ago
It's a recurring theme. At the time of the Civil War, the Mississippi River Valley had more millionaires per capita than anywhere else in the US.
https://www.history.com/articles/slavery-profitable-southern-economy https://www.history.com/articles/slavery-profitable-southern...
- paganel 10mo ago> the Mississippi River Valley had more millionaires per capita TIL. Does anyone have any good recommendations for a (relatively) good social/economic history of the Southern US states? (because I guess that that type of history book would cover this type of information).
- greenie_beans 10mo agofrom the antebellum era? try anything by eric foner, but a good place to start is forever free: the story of emancipation and reconstruction. it's accessible history that includes a bit of background about the political economy leading up to the civil war. any of his books about reconstruction might be interesting but not exactly what you're looking for. "black reconstruction in america" by dubois is a keystone text that has a bit about the southern economic history. and maybe "old south, new south" by gavin wright for post reconstruction economic history
- paganel 10mo agoThanks a lot!