Olmsted's encounters and experiences in a society which was on the verge of overwhelming change.

Volume I: Preface; Frederick Law Olmsted; Introduction; 1. Washington; 2. Virginia; 3. The economy of Virginia; 4. The political experience of Virginia; 5. North Carolina; Volume II: 1. South Carolina and Georgia; 2. Rice and its culture; 3. Experimental political economy of South Carolina and Georgia; 4. Alabama; 5. Experience of Alabama; 6. Louisiana.