Slavemaster president the double career of James Polk
Drawing on previously unexplored records, 'Slavemaster President' recreates the world of Polk's plantation and the personal histories of his slaves, in what is arguably the most careful and vivid account to date of how slavery functioned on a single cotton plantation
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Oxford University Press
2007, 2007
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Drawing on previously unexplored records, 'Slavemaster President' recreates the world of Polk's plantation and the personal histories of his slaves, in what is arguably the most careful and vivid account to date of how slavery functioned on a single cotton plantation |
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| Item Description: | Originally published: 2003 |
| Physical Description: | xiv, 258 p. ill., map |
| ISBN: | 9780199868308 |