A01=Robert B. Outland III
Author_Robert B. Outland III
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environmental history
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labor history
naval stores production
pine forests
piney woods South
rosin
shipbuilding
southern longleaf pine
turpentine
Product details
- ISBN 9780807173886
- Weight: 545g
- Dimensions: 155 x 233mm
- Publication Date: 10 Feb 2021
- Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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The extraction of raw turpentine and tar from the southern longleaf pine-along with the manufacture of derivative products such as spirits of turpentine and rosin-constitutes what was once the largest industry in North Carolina and one of the most important in the South: naval stores production. In a pathbreaking study that seamlessly weaves together business, environmental, labor, and social history, Robert B. Outland III offers the first complete account of this sizable though little-understood sector of the southern economy. Outland traces the South's naval stores industry from its colonial origins to the mid-twentieth century, when it was supplanted by the rising chemicals industry. A horror for workers and a scourge to the Southeast's pine forests, the methods and consequences of this expansive enterprise remained virtually unchanged for more than two centuries.
With its exacting attention to detail and exhaustive research, Tapping the Pines is an essential volume for anyone interested in the piney woods South.
With its exacting attention to detail and exhaustive research, Tapping the Pines is an essential volume for anyone interested in the piney woods South.
A farmer in Rich Square, North Carolina, Robert B. Outland III holds a doctorate in history from Louisiana State University.
