Legendarily, this product was introduced into the Americas when Captain John Thurber gave a sample to Dr. Henry Woodward while finding refuge from a storm.
Legendarily, this product was introduced into the Americas when Captain John Thurber gave a sample to Dr. Henry Woodward while finding refuge from a storm. It has nothing to do with railroads, but James Gadsden of Gadsden Purchase fame earned his fortune producing this product. Jonathan Lucas is claimed by many to be the "Eli Whitney" of this product, which was challenged in popularity in a certain colony after the introduction of indigo. A strain of this crop from Africa became known as "Carolina Gold." By 1856, this product was a million-dollar crop in California, fueled by the large Chinese immigrant population. For 10 points, what cash crop required massive levels of irrigation and was a key part of the colonial economies of South Carolina and Georgia?
Legendarily, this product was introduced into the Americas when Captain John Thurber gave a sample to Dr. Henry Woodward while finding refuge from a storm.
rice [prompt on Carolina Gold until read] &lt;Cheyne&gt;