10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SEA-ISLAND COTTON»
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sea-island cotton in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
The History of Beaufort County, South Carolina: 1514-1861
SEA ISLAND COTTON The story of sea island cotton is the beginning of the story
of antebellum Beaufort. The story of upland cotton is the beginning of the story of
the antebellum South. These important stories emerged in the late 1780s and ...
Lawrence Sanders Rowland, 1996
2
Edisto
Island, 1663 to 1860: Wild Eden to
Cotton Aristocracy
Good quality, long-staple cotton (but not sea-island cotton) had been grown on a
small scale for plantation use on Skidaway Island, Georgia, as early as 1767.
Similar local plantings are documented by the Burden family of Johns Island,
South ...
3
Slavery in the United States: A Social, Political, and ...
Variously known as Sea Island cotton and black seed cotton, this type of cotton
had a long growing season and therefore flourished in the Caribbean basin and
in the Sea Island region just off the South Carolina and Georgia coastline.
Junius P. Rodriguez, 2007
4
Cumberland
Island: A History
Although poorer residents may have grown some cotton for their own accounts,
the Millers' efforts to make money from selling Sea Island cotton were driven by
their wish to create a new life at Dungeness. Miller's partnership with Eli Whitney,
...
5
Cotton: Origin, History, Technology, and Production
cultivars. Production of sea island cotton ranged from about 50 000 to nearly 120
000 bales per year, reaching peak production in the early 1900s (McGowan,
1961 ). Cultivar improvement of sea island cotton in the 1 800s rested in the
hands ...
C. Wayne Smith, J. Tom Cothren, 1999
6
Robert Stafford of Cumberland
Island: Growth of a Planter
The sea-island cotton of this state is reckoned superior to any in America. The
principal islands where it is raised are St. Symons and Cumberland; but it is
planted, and comes to maturity in all the other islands along the coast, from
Charleston ...
Mary Ricketson Bullard, 1986
5 bales Sea Island cotton, weighing . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 bales Upland cotton,
weighing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 bales Sea Island cotton, weighing . . . . . . . . . . . .
300 bales Upland cotton, weighing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 bales Sea Island cotton,
...
United States House of Representatives, 1867
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Congressional Serial Set
Sea Island cotton, furnished by S Shove & Co., valued at 9,890 127,000 lbs. N.
Orleans and Alabama cotton 15,240 90/ 00 lbs. N. Orleans cotton, value 10,8iA
90,000 lbs. N. Orleans cotton, value 10,800 2,000 44,000 lbs. N. Orleans cotton ...
9
House Documents, Otherwise Publ. as Executive Documents: ...
5 bales Sea Island cotton, weighing 1, 640 24. 224 bales Upland cotton,
weighing 115, 153 24. 50 bales Sea Island cotton, weighing 15, 050 25. 300
bales Upland cotton, weighing 145,100 26. 72 bales Sea Island cotton, weighing
24, 307 27.
United States. Congress. House, 1867
10
Cumberland
Island National Seashore: A History of ...
From the end of the Revolution to the Civil War, the backbone of the island
economy was sea island cotton. This type came originally from South America,
where wild relatives still grow in southern Ecuador. Its use dates back to textiles
found in ...
3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SEA-ISLAND COTTON»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
sea-island cotton is used in the context of the following news items.
Belize's Cotton Sought After By Japan
When you hear the term sea-island cotton - you may think of something from the caye's. But the so called sea island cotton is just an extra long variant of the ... «Channel 7 Daily News, Feb 15»
Sea-island cotton to replace corn on JB land
THE Jamaica Broilers Group (JBG) is looking to lease 150 acres of its SG Developments land for the cultivation of sea-island cotton. The company, which has ... «Jamaica Observer, Jan 15»
Jamaica gets $11m Japanese grant to revive sea-island cotton
Clarke said that sea-island cotton, due to its superior quality, is one of the crops which gives the region its distinct competitive edge. “Efforts to grow it elsewhere ... «Jamaica Observer, Feb 14»
