I'm not saying the south didn't have some industry it's just that out of all the industry in America at that time the north had approximately 70% of it. Also keep in mind that until the blockade began to have effect a lot of the south's shit came from France and England.
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It was a wonderful community with some very enjoyable members. But the vast majority were like German housewives circa 1943 prenteding that horrib;le smell wafting through their open windowsd was just the neighbors having a cookout..--Windsock