New South Comes to Wiregrass Georgia

New South Comes to Wiregrass Georgia, Volume 1, provides a detailed examination of cultural and economic shifts within the Georgia Pine Belt. Mark V. Wetherington challenges traditional views of this region as a static economic backwater. The text explores the postbellum evolution of the area, tracing its transition from a self-sufficient economy of yeoman farmers and livestock herders to a system heavily dependent on cotton production.

This historical study focuses on the social, political, and economic forces that permanently altered the landscape following the Civil War. By analyzing rural development and changing economic conditions, New South Comes to Wiregrass Georgia, Volume 1, offers significant insights into the socioeconomic history of Georgia. It serves as a scholarly resource for those studying rural conditions and the complex history of the southern Pine Belt during a period of intense regional transformation.