In Mississippi in 1800, each acre of cotton absorbed
185 worker hours per year and substantial capital -
Compared to 56 worker hours per year in upstate New York
For an acre of wheat (after an all-told investment of around $20) .
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Amazing depth there poet. Reading this got me to thinking of the slave trade and the transporting of them from Africa. The song Amazing Grace was written by a former captain of a slave ship, John Newton, who had a profound change of heart.. Leading to the song, Amazing Grace. He was found ONLY because he was lost.