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Slavery's reach : Southern slaveholders in the North Star State / Christopher P. Lehman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lehman, Christopher P., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Slavery--Minnesota--History--19th century.
- Slavery.
- Slavery--Economic aspects--Minnesota.
- Investments--Moral and ethical aspects--Minnesota.
- Investments.
- Slaveholders--Minnesota--History--19th century.
- Slaveholders.
- Slaveholders--Southern States--History--19th century.
- Enslaved persons--Minnesota--History.
- Enslaved persons.
- Businesspeople--Minnesota--History--19th century.
- Businesspeople.
- Slaveholders--Minnesota--Economic conditions.
- Economic conditions.
- History.
- Investments--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Slavery--Economic aspects.
- Minnesota--Economic conditions--19th century.
- Minnesota.
- Economic history.
- Southern States.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 244 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Other Title:
- Southern slaveholders in the North Star State
- Place of Publication:
- Saint Paul, MN : Minnesota Historical Society Press, [2019]
- Summary:
- "From the 1840s through the end of the Civil War, leading Minnesotans invited slaveholders and their wealth into the free territory and free state of Minnesota, enriching the area's communities and residents. Dozens of southern slaveholders and people raised in slaveholding families purchased land and backed Minnesota businesses. Slaveholders' wealth was invested in some of the state's most significant institutions and provided a financial foundation for several towns and counties. And the money generated by Minnesota investments flowed both ways, supporting some of the South's largest plantations. Christopher Lehman has brought to light this hidden history of northern complicity in building slaveholder wealth"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Hidden in plain sight
- Fur traders
- Presidential appointees
- Migrants
- Elite planters
- Commuters
- Rice's network
- Lowry's network
- Bankers and insurance agents
- Hotel guests
- Confederates
- Conclusion: Minnesota after slavery.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-232) and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Lehman, Christopher P. Slavery's Reach.
- ISBN:
- 9781681341354
- 1681341352
- OCLC:
- 1103576849
- Publisher Number:
- 99982271050
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