""Fear God and walk humbly"" : the agricultural journal of James Mallory, 1843-1877
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| Autore: |
Mallory James
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| Titolo: |
""Fear God and walk humbly"" : the agricultural journal of James Mallory, 1843-1877
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| Pubblicazione: | Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (712 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 976.1 |
| 976.1/6105/092 | |
| 976.16105 | |
| 976.16105092 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Farm life -- Alabama -- Talladega County |
| Farmers -- Alabama -- Talladega County -- Diaries | |
| Mallory, James, 1807-1877 -- Diaries | |
| Talladega County (Ala.) -- Social life and customs | |
| Farm life - Diaries - Alabama - Talladega County | |
| Farmers - Talladega County - Alabama | |
| Regions & Countries - Americas | |
| United States Local History | |
| History & Archaeology | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Talladega County (Ala.) Social life and customs |
| Altri autori: |
MalloryJames
McWhineyGrady
MooreWarner O
PaceRobert F
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Introduction; 1834-1842; 1843; 1844; 1845; 1846; 1847; 1848; 1849; 1850; 1851; 1852; 1853; 1854; 1855; 1856; 1857; 1858; 1859; 1860; 1861; 1862; 1863; 1864; 1865; 1866; 1867; 1868; 1869; 1870; 1871; 1872; 1873; 1874; 1875; 1876; 1877; Appendix; James Mallory's Last Will and Testament; Notes; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | James Mallory was an uncommon Southerner. Most inhabitants of the Old South, especially the plain folk, devoted more time to leisurely activities--drinking, gambling, hunting, fishing, and just loafing--than did Mallory, a workaholic agriculturalist, who experimented with new plants, orchards, and manures, as well as the latest farming equipment and techniques. A Whig and a Unionist, a temperance man and a peace lover, ambitious yet caring, business-minded and progressive, he supported railroad construction as well as formal education, even for girls. His cotton production--four bale |
| Titolo autorizzato: | ""Fear God and walk humbly"" |
| ISBN: | 0-585-20037-8 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910965135003321 |
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