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End of an Era From Oxen to Motor Power in the South
A personal reflection tracing rural life from post Civil War farming with oxen to horse power and mule driven fields, noting the rise of horse and buggy culture, the mule’s central role, and the shift to tractors and autos as the South modernizes, closing with a veteran’s note on aging and change.
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Henry Ford
South
North
Georgia
Carolinas
Virginia
Upper
North Carolina