"Boomtown Rabbits": The Rabbit Market in Chatham County, North Carolina, 1880-1920

An article from Southern Cultures 18:2, Summer 2012: The Special Issue on Food

Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States
Cover of the book "Boomtown Rabbits": The Rabbit Market in Chatham County, North Carolina, 1880-1920 by Will Sexton, The University of North Carolina Press
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Author: Will Sexton ISBN: 9781469600345
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press Publication: May 1, 2012
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press Language: English
Author: Will Sexton
ISBN: 9781469600345
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Publication: May 1, 2012
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press
Language: English

Although the same cottontails flourished across the region, Chatham County turned its rabbits into something like a regional brand, recognized throughout the South and along the eastern seaboard. By the end of the nineteenth century, Siler City had become the de facto rabbit capital of the southeast."

This article appears in the Summer 2012 issue of Southern Cultures. The full issue is also available as an ebook.

Southern Cultures is published quarterly (spring, summer, fall, winter) by the University of North Carolina Press. The journal is sponsored by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Center for the Study of the American South.

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Although the same cottontails flourished across the region, Chatham County turned its rabbits into something like a regional brand, recognized throughout the South and along the eastern seaboard. By the end of the nineteenth century, Siler City had become the de facto rabbit capital of the southeast."

This article appears in the Summer 2012 issue of Southern Cultures. The full issue is also available as an ebook.

Southern Cultures is published quarterly (spring, summer, fall, winter) by the University of North Carolina Press. The journal is sponsored by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Center for the Study of the American South.

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