This passage comes from the book <em>"The War of the Worlds"</em>, written by H.G. Wells in 1897. The story was dramatized in a radio program called "Mercury Theatre on the Air" which was aired in 1938. The production was of such good quality that it caused widespread panic among the listeners who believed the Alien Invasion was real. The words "ruthless and utter destruction'"was used during the airing.
They intended to damage the u.s. fleet so badly that by the time it could be rebuit they would have uncontested control of all of asia and the south pacific
Souths economy depended on mostly cotton. when the cotton gen fastened the process, they mass produced it. and made lots of money than before. such was depended on agriculture while north had factories. yet cottons still didn't make that much as industries
