{"product_id":"2940148347613","title":"Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field","description":"Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field\u003cbr\u003eSouthern Adventure in Time of War. Life with the Union Armies, and Residence on a Louisiana Plantation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edition features\u003cbr\u003e • illustrations\u003cbr\u003e • a linked Table of Contents\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS (abridged list)\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I. ANTE BELLUM.\u003cbr\u003eAt the Rocky Mountains. — Sentiment of the People. — Firing the Southern Heart. — A Midwinter Journey across the Plains. — An Editor's Opinion. — Election in Missouri. — The North springing to Arms. — An amusing Arrest. — Off for the Field. — Final Instructions. — Niagara. — Curiosities of Banking. — Arrival at the Seat of War.\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER II. MISSOURI IN THE EARLY DAYS.\u003cbr\u003eApathy of the Border States. — The Missouri State Convention. — Sterling Price a Union Man. — Plan to take the State out of the Union. — Capture of Camp Jackson. — Energy of General Lyon. — Union Men organized. — An Unfortunate Collision. — The Price-Harney Truce. — The Panic among the Secessionists. — Their Hegira from St. Louis. — A Visit to the State Capital. — Under the Rebel Flag. — Searching for Contraband Articles. — An Introduction to Rebel Dignitaries. — Governor Jackson. — Sterling Price. — Jeff. Thompson. — Activity at Cairo. — Kentucky Neutrality. — The Rebels occupy Columbus.\u003cbr\u003e...\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XLVII. HOW DISADVANTAGES MAY BE OVERCOME.\u003cbr\u003eConciliating the People of the South. — Railway Travel and its Improvement. — Rebuilding Steamboats. — Replacing Working Stock. — The Condition of the Plantations. — Suggestions about Hasty Departures. — Obtaining Information. — The Attractions of Missouri.\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XLVIII. THE RESOURCES OF THE SOUTHERN STATES.\u003cbr\u003eHow the People have Lived. — An Agricultural Community. — Mineral and other Wealth of Virginia. — Slave-Breeding in Former Times. — The Auriferous Region of North Carolina. — Agricultural Advantages. — Varieties of Soil in South Carolina. — Sea-Island Cotton. — Georgia and her Railways. — Probable Decline of the Rice Culture. — The Everglade State. — The Lower Mississippi Valley. — The Red River. — Arkansas and its Advantages. — A Hint for Tragedians. — Mining in Tennessee. — The Blue-Grass Region of Kentucky. — Texas and its Attractions. — Difference between Southern and Western Emigration. — The End.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"VolumesOfValue","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47072596263152,"sku":"2940148347613","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940148347613_p0.jpg?v=1763701546","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940148347613","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}