Hog Meat and Hoecake: Food Supply in the Old South, 1840-1860

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments To acknowledgeone's debts for a work such as this is not easy. So many persons from all parts of the globe and from a variety of professions have contributed in one manner or another to the final product. A special word of gratitude must be extended to Dr. Andrew H. Clark of the University of Wisconsin for it was he who nurtured me through the formative stages of the work and prodded me into persevering. Others on the Wisconsin campus whose influence and encouragement are appreciated are Drs. Clarence W. Olmstead and Morton Rothstein. Encouragement to continue probing into the geography of self-sufficiency has come from all quarters and none has been more helpful than Dr. Merle C. Prunty, Jr. of the University of Georgia. I also owe special thanks to the Cartographic Laboratory of Southern Illinois University, and to the Geography secretarial staff for cartographic and stenographic aid. I also owe a debt, deeper than one can imagine, to my wife, Joyce, for simply being there. S.B.H. XV This page intentionally left blank Hog Meat and Hoecake This page intentionally left blank ...