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Them Dark Days

By William Dusinberre

Them Dark Days

By William Dusinberre

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In this controversial, groundbreaking, and eloquently written book, William Dusinberre examines slavery in the rice swamps of the South Carolina and Georgia "low country". The antebellum rice kingdom's large plantations carried a political and social weight seldom recognized in later years. Focusing on three plantations and incorporating overseers' letters, slave testimonies, and numerous plantation sources, Dusinberre presents portraits of such fascinating individuals as the defiant slave carpenter Jack Savage and his master Charles Manigault, who exemplify the harsh realities of slavery. Them Dark Days offers a vivid reconstruction of slavery in action. Setting recent analyses of slave culture within a wider context of health, discipline, privilege, and psychology, the book casts a sharp new light on slave history.
Product details
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
572
Release Date:
1996-01-11
Publication Date:
1996-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0195090217
ISBN13:
9780195090215
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
1069 g
Height:
157 cm
Width:
235 cm
Thickness:
38 cm
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