Rice and the making of South Carolina : an introductory essay

Originally, Carolinians grew rice on dry land, but early in the eighteenth century, cultivation spread to swampy fresh water areas. Until the 1850s, rice reigned supreme. But large-scale rice production was limited to the tidal marshes and inland swamp, while cotton became profitable statewide after the invention of the cotton gin. In its heyday, however, rice made a few hundred planters extremely wealthy. It also contributed to cross culturation and the making of Carolina as a rich cultural hybrid. In this essay, it is this aspect of rice cultivation that Professor Littlefield describes.

The Proceedings of the South Carolina Historical Association

Annually, the association publishes a journal, The Proceedings, which consists of papers presented at the annual meeting. Loyalism in Charleston, 1761-1784 by Ella Pettit Levett – University of Chicago Inland Navigation in South Carolina and Traffic on the Columbia Canal by Carl L. Epting – Columbia College An Interpretation of Mexican Socialism of the Last Two Decades by W. H. Callcott – Duke University

The Proceedings of the South Carolina Historical Association

Annually, the association publishes a journal, The Proceedings, which consists of papers presented at the annual meeting. Jean-Paul Sartre and Social Responsibility by Fredrick F. Ritsch The Last Campaign of Major Patrick Ferguson by Robert D. Bass Costly Delusion: Inland Navigation in the South Carolina Piedmont by Daniel W, Hollis Did Jackson Disobey Orders by Hewitt D. Adams Clio and the Columnists by D. H. Gilpatrick