ebooks Cotton and Race in the Making of America: The Human Costs of Economic Power by Gene Dattel in History

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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Must Know The Past To Move ForwardBy Evelyn McDowellThe gap between what we are told about slavery in school and what really happened; why it happened; and how it affects us today is vast and wide. This book does a great job of filling in some of the gap. We need more books like this so the American people can heal from this awful period in our history. Until we know the truth; we are stuck in the past. I am the president of an hereditary society call Sons and Daughters of the United States Middle Passage ([...]) and we encourage accurate and complete information about the institution of slavery in the US and I am happy to recommend this book.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Horrifying and shameful account of economics and slaveryBy Judith JohnsonAuthor Gene Dattel takes the tragedy of slavery and economics of cotton production and weaves an engrossing story of enormous importance even today. He examines the origins of the humble cotton plant and its horrific intertwining with slavery; its astounding importance in international trade and the true economic origins of the Civil War. He places blame fairly and all round; no section of country was blameless here; in fact the North made enormous profits on the production of cotton and the transportation and sale of slaves.The writer's style is interesting and very comprehensible; I am awed by his ability to give a tragic human face to such dry economic data. You will never look at a cotton item the same way again I promise you.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy patrick f. nolanExcellent