Them dark days : slavery in the American rice swamps /
In this groundbreaking book, Dusinberre conducts an intense investigation of slavery in the rice swamps of South Carolina and Georgia. Concentrated there were some of the richest--and most expansive--plantations of the South. It was an unhealthy region for both blacks and whites; slavery, in the swa...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
1996
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| Series: | OUP E-Books.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | In this groundbreaking book, Dusinberre conducts an intense investigation of slavery in the rice swamps of South Carolina and Georgia. Concentrated there were some of the richest--and most expansive--plantations of the South. It was an unhealthy region for both blacks and whites; slavery, in the swamps, was administered with particular severity. Focusing on three of the largest plantations, Dusinberre presents portraits of individuals, both black and white, who personify and exemplify the harsh realities of the slave system. Them Dark Days offers a vivid reconstruction of slavery in action; wh. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 556 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 463-540) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780198025108 0198025106 9786610760503 6610760500 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
