Washington at the plow, the founding farmer and the question of slavery, Bruce A. Ragsdale
Type
Label
Washington at the plow, the founding farmer and the question of slavery, Bruce A. Ragsdale
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical (pages 297-343) references and index
resource.biographical
contains biographical information
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Washington at the plow
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
1235871656
Responsibility statement
Bruce A. Ragsdale
Sub title
the founding farmer and the question of slavery
Summary
"George Washington spent most of his time farming, often employing experimental methods. Washington saw slave-powered scientific agriculture as the key to the nation's prosperity. Bruce Ragsdale argues that it was slave labor's inefficiency as much as its inhumanity that finally convinced Washington to emancipate the men and women bonded to him"--, Provided by publisher
Table Of Contents
Introduction: The life of a husbandman -- The experiments of a Virginia planter -- The agricultural foundations of Independence -- Mount Vernon in wartime -- New farming in a new nation -- Enslaved agricultural labor at Mount Vernon -- Cincinnatus and the world of improvement -- The farmer president -- Agriculture and the path to emancipation -- Epilogue: The reputation of a farmer
Target audience
adult