Johnson is concerned with the waste of land and human wealth in the Southeast. He believes that in practically every form it takes this waste is avoidable and remediable. He proposes a constructive regional planning program that would increase the wealth of the region by a staggering proportion until it would be capable of sustaining a civilization as fine as any the world has ever seen. Originally published in 1938. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make ...
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Johnson is concerned with the waste of land and human wealth in the Southeast. He believes that in practically every form it takes this waste is avoidable and remediable. He proposes a constructive regional planning program that would increase the wealth of the region by a staggering proportion until it would be capable of sustaining a civilization as fine as any the world has ever seen. Originally published in 1938. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.
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Very Good. 1st ed. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Stain on rear dj. Small tears to jacket. Dust jacket in protective mylar cover. vi, 110 p., 21 cm. "There appears to be no middle ground for the Southeast, he says, 'between a high civilization and something indistinguishable from semi-barbarism, ' between 'the horror portrayed in Tobacco Road, ' and an agriculture developed far beyond that of other sections." An account of sharecropping in North Carolina.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. First edition. Octavo. 110pp. Contemporary ownership signature of Caleb Foote, slight toning on the boards, else near fine in very good dustwrapper with overall light wear and internal repair. Account of the wasting of Southern agricultural lands from overcropping. Scarce.
