Journeys and Explorations in the Cotton Kingdom: A Traveller's Observations on Cotton and Slavery in the American Slave States Based Upon Three Former

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The book presents a critical examination of the social and economic impacts of slavery in the Southern states, particularly focusing on the inefficiencies caused by the cotton monopoly. The author, drawing from personal observations, argues that slavery has hindered progress and productivity, making labor in the South significantly less efficient than in the North. Published during the early months of the American Civil War, the work includes a new introduction where the author explicitly outlines his convictions regarding the detrimental effects of slavery on the South's economy and society.