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• catalog abstract "The centerpiece of this book is the diary kept by the celebrated agricultural reformer Edmund Ruffin during the eight months in 1843 in which he conducted an agricultural and geological survey of South Carolina. A vivid and highly informative account, the document offers a unique understanding of the state's plantation economy during the late antebellum period. Ruffin believed that amelioration and diversification programs would relieve the agricultural depression of the state and help preserve its embattled system of slavery. At the request of Governor James Henry Hammond, Ruffin examined the different farming methods in use and the resources available for improvement. A published report of 1843 was the formal outcome; the diary was his private running commentary. Beginning in late January, Ruffin's field work took him through scenes of abandonment and desolation, down stumpy cart paths in unfamiliar terrain, and through thickly overgrown swamps, exposing him to severe weather and disease. During his travels through the state, he examined marl deposits, visited numerous plantations, met with agricultural societies and eminent South Carolinians, and even hunted alligators. Ruffin completed his survey by mid-September. This volume goes well beyond mere documentary reproduction. William M. Mathew offers an extended biographical supplement devoted to the prominent South Carolinians encountered by Ruffin, giving special attention to their farming practices and political philosophies. In his introduction, Mathew recounts the preoccupations underlying Ruffin's survey and the reasons why it fell far short of its objectives. The South Carolina agricultural and political leadership operated with only the crudest of economic ideas: its rhetorical vocabulary of "diversification" and "overproduction" was never refined, and there was little effort to address the apparent contradiction of applying crop-boosting methods to an already inflated cotton sector. Finally, Ruffin found that many planters simply did not wish to bother with the laborious methods that he recommended. The ineffectiveness of Ruffin's reform proposals does not detract from the significant documentary value of his diary. His succinct and pointed narrative, written with intense interest in the lands and customs he observed, recaptures for the modern reader the physical and social environments of South Carolina two decades before the Civil War.".
• catalog alternative "Private diary of Edmund Ruffin, 1843.".
• catalog contributor b3576895.
• catalog contributor b3576896.
• catalog contributor b3576897.
• catalog coverage "South Carolina Description and travel.".
• catalog created "c1992.".
• catalog date "1992".
• catalog date "c1992.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c1992.".
• catalog description "Barnwell District: Springs, Marl, and a Rattlesnake (27 May-4 June). 43. Barnwell District: Sales-Day Marlers and Malarial Mill Ponds (5 June-6 June). 44. Silver Bluff, Shell Bluff, and Savannah Swamps (7 June-8 June). 45. At Home with James Hammond (9 June-15 June). 46. Wasted Time in Augusta and Edgefield (16 June-19 June). 47. Columbia: South Carolina College and Millwood (20 June-23 June). 48. Richland, Statesburgh, and the "Richardson Settlement" (24 June-25 June). 49. "Indigo Marl Deposites" in Sumter (26 June-27 June). 50. In and around the Sandhills of Sumter (27 June-30 June). 51. Unwell at Columbia and the Monticello Convention (1 July-8 July). 52. To Charleston, Indisposed, and Home to Virginia (9 July-11 July). pt. III. Late Summer and Early Fall: Toward the Mountains. 53. Return to Columbia and Buggy to Fairfield (22 August-27 August). 54.".
• catalog description "Beginning in late January, Ruffin's field work took him through scenes of abandonment and desolation, down stumpy cart paths in unfamiliar terrain, and through thickly overgrown swamps, exposing him to severe weather and disease. During his travels through the state, he examined marl deposits, visited numerous plantations, met with agricultural societies and eminent South Carolinians, and even hunted alligators. Ruffin completed his survey by mid-September.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
• catalog description "Introduction: The South Carolina Agricultural Survey of 1843 -- Private Diary of Edmund Ruffin, Agricultural Surveyor in South Carolina, 1843. pt. I. Winter and Spring: The Low Country. 1. Arrival in Charleston (26 January-30 January). 2. Scenes of Desolation on Cooper River (31 January). 3. By the Cooper Rice Lands to Mepkin and Mulberry Bluffs (1 February-4 February). 4. Along the Santee Canal to Black Oak (4 February-6 February). 5. Return to Charleston (6 February-7 February). 6. Ashley River Plantations (8 February-9 February). 7. Conversation and Work in Charleston (10 February-11 February). 8. Visit to Edmund Ravenel at the Grove (13 February-15 February). 9. Ashley River and the Lost Village of Dorchester (16 February-20 February). 10. Long-Staple Cotton on James Island (21 February-22 February). 11. Letter Writing and Specimen Analysis in Charleston (22 February-25 February). 12.".
• catalog description "Sociable and Improving Planters on Edisto Island (26 February-28 February). 13. Jehossee Island and the Edisto Agricultural Society (1 March). 14. West through Colleton (2 March-4 March). 15. Sea Islands of Beaufort (4 March-8 March). 16. In and around Beaufort Town (8 March-10 March). 17. Broad River to Savannah River by Grahamville and Purysburg (11 March-14 March). 18. Getting through Barnwell and Orangeburgh (15 March-18 March). 19. Springs, Sinks, and Marl Exposures at Eutaw (18 March-20 March). 20. Embanking and Marling on the Santee (21 March-24 March). 21. The Cymbee of Woodboo (25 March). 22. By the Santee Canal (25 March-27 March). 23. The Abandonment of Pineville (28 March). 24. Santee Marlers (29 March-30 March). 25. Hunting Alligators (30 March). 26. Santee River to Waccamaw River: Pine Barrens and Poor Whites (31 March). 27. Georgetown Sandhills and Ocean (1 April-2 April). 28.".
• catalog description "The Pee Dee Delta (3 April-4 April). 29. Georgetown Shells, Fish Pestilence, and Coastal Floods (5 April). 30. Sandy Island (6 April-8 April). 31. Black River and Lower Pee Dee (9 April-13 April). 32. In Marion: Geological Investigations on the Pee Dee (13 April-18 April). 33. Marion-Williamsburgh Borderlands: Trials of a Surveyor (19 April). 34. Cattle Country of Williamsburgh (20 April-22 April). 35. To Charleston and Home to Virginia (23 April-25 April). pt. II. Early Summer: Middle Country. 36. Back in Charleston and on Cooper River (10 May-12 May). 37. Renewed Eutaw, Santee, and Cooper Investigations (13 May-15 May). 38. "Magnificent & Beautiful Exposures of Marl" at Vance's Ferry (16 May). 39. Along the Santee in Orangeburgh (17 May-20 May). 40. Excursion to Columbia (21 May-24 May). 41. Between the Santee and the Edisto in Orangeburgh (24 May-27 May). 42.".
• catalog description "The centerpiece of this book is the diary kept by the celebrated agricultural reformer Edmund Ruffin during the eight months in 1843 in which he conducted an agricultural and geological survey of South Carolina. A vivid and highly informative account, the document offers a unique understanding of the state's plantation economy during the late antebellum period. Ruffin believed that amelioration and diversification programs would relieve the agricultural depression of the state and help preserve its embattled system of slavery. At the request of Governor James Henry Hammond, Ruffin examined the different farming methods in use and the resources available for improvement. A published report of 1843 was the formal outcome; the diary was his private running commentary.".
• catalog description "The ineffectiveness of Ruffin's reform proposals does not detract from the significant documentary value of his diary. His succinct and pointed narrative, written with intense interest in the lands and customs he observed, recaptures for the modern reader the physical and social environments of South Carolina two decades before the Civil War.".
• catalog description "This volume goes well beyond mere documentary reproduction. William M. Mathew offers an extended biographical supplement devoted to the prominent South Carolinians encountered by Ruffin, giving special attention to their farming practices and political philosophies. In his introduction, Mathew recounts the preoccupations underlying Ruffin's survey and the reasons why it fell far short of its objectives. The South Carolina agricultural and political leadership operated with only the crudest of economic ideas: its rhetorical vocabulary of "diversification" and "overproduction" was never refined, and there was little effort to address the apparent contradiction of applying crop-boosting methods to an already inflated cotton sector. Finally, Ruffin found that many planters simply did not wish to bother with the laborious methods that he recommended.".
• catalog description "Union and Spartanburgh: Limestone Springs and Gold Mines (28 August-1 September). 55. Legume Culture and a Company Hotel in Spartanburgh (1 September). 56. Iron and Lime Production in York (2 September-3 September). 57. Illness in Limestone Springs and an Address to the Planters of Spartanburgh (4 September-11 September). 58. Over the Line into North Carolina (12 September-13 September).".
• catalog extent "xvi, 368 p. :".
• catalog identifier "0820313246 (alk. paper)".
• catalog issued "1992".
• catalog issued "c1992.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Athens : University of Georgia Press,".
• catalog spatial "South Carolina Description and travel.".
• catalog spatial "South Carolina".
• catalog subject "975.7/03 20".
• catalog subject "Agriculture South Carolina History 19th century.".
• catalog subject "F273 .R85 1992".
• catalog subject "Geology South Carolina History 19th century.".
• catalog subject "Ruffin, Edmund, 1794-1865 Diaries.".
• catalog tableOfContents "Barnwell District: Springs, Marl, and a Rattlesnake (27 May-4 June). 43. Barnwell District: Sales-Day Marlers and Malarial Mill Ponds (5 June-6 June). 44. Silver Bluff, Shell Bluff, and Savannah Swamps (7 June-8 June). 45. At Home with James Hammond (9 June-15 June). 46. Wasted Time in Augusta and Edgefield (16 June-19 June). 47. Columbia: South Carolina College and Millwood (20 June-23 June). 48. Richland, Statesburgh, and the "Richardson Settlement" (24 June-25 June). 49. "Indigo Marl Deposites" in Sumter (26 June-27 June). 50. In and around the Sandhills of Sumter (27 June-30 June). 51. Unwell at Columbia and the Monticello Convention (1 July-8 July). 52. To Charleston, Indisposed, and Home to Virginia (9 July-11 July). pt. III. Late Summer and Early Fall: Toward the Mountains. 53. Return to Columbia and Buggy to Fairfield (22 August-27 August). 54.".
• catalog tableOfContents "Introduction: The South Carolina Agricultural Survey of 1843 -- Private Diary of Edmund Ruffin, Agricultural Surveyor in South Carolina, 1843. pt. I. Winter and Spring: The Low Country. 1. Arrival in Charleston (26 January-30 January). 2. Scenes of Desolation on Cooper River (31 January). 3. By the Cooper Rice Lands to Mepkin and Mulberry Bluffs (1 February-4 February). 4. Along the Santee Canal to Black Oak (4 February-6 February). 5. Return to Charleston (6 February-7 February). 6. Ashley River Plantations (8 February-9 February). 7. Conversation and Work in Charleston (10 February-11 February). 8. Visit to Edmund Ravenel at the Grove (13 February-15 February). 9. Ashley River and the Lost Village of Dorchester (16 February-20 February). 10. Long-Staple Cotton on James Island (21 February-22 February). 11. Letter Writing and Specimen Analysis in Charleston (22 February-25 February). 12.".
• catalog tableOfContents "Sociable and Improving Planters on Edisto Island (26 February-28 February). 13. Jehossee Island and the Edisto Agricultural Society (1 March). 14. West through Colleton (2 March-4 March). 15. Sea Islands of Beaufort (4 March-8 March). 16. In and around Beaufort Town (8 March-10 March). 17. Broad River to Savannah River by Grahamville and Purysburg (11 March-14 March). 18. Getting through Barnwell and Orangeburgh (15 March-18 March). 19. Springs, Sinks, and Marl Exposures at Eutaw (18 March-20 March). 20. Embanking and Marling on the Santee (21 March-24 March). 21. The Cymbee of Woodboo (25 March). 22. By the Santee Canal (25 March-27 March). 23. The Abandonment of Pineville (28 March). 24. Santee Marlers (29 March-30 March). 25. Hunting Alligators (30 March). 26. Santee River to Waccamaw River: Pine Barrens and Poor Whites (31 March). 27. Georgetown Sandhills and Ocean (1 April-2 April). 28.".
• catalog tableOfContents "The Pee Dee Delta (3 April-4 April). 29. Georgetown Shells, Fish Pestilence, and Coastal Floods (5 April). 30. Sandy Island (6 April-8 April). 31. Black River and Lower Pee Dee (9 April-13 April). 32. In Marion: Geological Investigations on the Pee Dee (13 April-18 April). 33. Marion-Williamsburgh Borderlands: Trials of a Surveyor (19 April). 34. Cattle Country of Williamsburgh (20 April-22 April). 35. To Charleston and Home to Virginia (23 April-25 April). pt. II. Early Summer: Middle Country. 36. Back in Charleston and on Cooper River (10 May-12 May). 37. Renewed Eutaw, Santee, and Cooper Investigations (13 May-15 May). 38. "Magnificent & Beautiful Exposures of Marl" at Vance's Ferry (16 May). 39. Along the Santee in Orangeburgh (17 May-20 May). 40. Excursion to Columbia (21 May-24 May). 41. Between the Santee and the Edisto in Orangeburgh (24 May-27 May). 42.".
• catalog tableOfContents "Union and Spartanburgh: Limestone Springs and Gold Mines (28 August-1 September). 55. Legume Culture and a Company Hotel in Spartanburgh (1 September). 56. Iron and Lime Production in York (2 September-3 September). 57. Illness in Limestone Springs and an Address to the Planters of Spartanburgh (4 September-11 September). 58. Over the Line into North Carolina (12 September-13 September).".
• catalog title "Agriculture, geology, and society in antebellum South Carolina : the private diary of Edmund Ruffin, 1843 / edited by William M. Mathew.".
• catalog title "Private diary of Edmund Ruffin, 1843.".
• catalog type "Diaries. fast".
• catalog type "History. fast".
• catalog type "text".