Olmstead, Alan L.; Rhode, Paul W. - 2008
dynamic approach. Drawing on the records of 142 plantations with 509 crops years, we show that the average daily cotton … picking rate increased about four-fold between 1801 and 1862. We argue that the development and diffusion of new cotton … South's preeminence in the world cotton market, the pace of westward expansion, and the importance of indigenous …
