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American slavery, 1619-1877 / by Peter Kolchin ; consulting editor, Eric Foner.
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks E 441 .K64 1993
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kolchin, Peter.
- Series:
- American century series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Slavery--United States--History.
- Slavery.
- African Americans--History--To 1863.
- African Americans.
- United States.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 304 pages ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Hill and Wang, ©1993.
- Summary:
- Traces the history of slavery in America, compares it with slavery in other countries, and discusses the relationships between slaves and their masters.
- Contents:
- Origins and consolidation
- The Colonial Era
- The American Revolution
- Antebellum slavery: organization, control, paternalism
- Antebellum slavery: slave life
- The White South: society, economy, ideology
- The end of slavery.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-291) and index.
- ISBN:
- 080902568X
- 9780809025688
- 0809015544
- 9780809015542
- OCLC:
- 27266883
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