Masterless Men Poor Whites and Slavery in the Antebellum South |
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| Author:
| Merritt, Keri Leigh |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies on the American South Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-107-18424-4 |
| Publication Date: | May 2017 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $67.99 |
Book Description:
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Owning neither land nor slaves, poor whites comprised about a third of the American South's white population in 1860. Focusing on land, labor, and legal history, Masterless Men shows what happens to excess workers in a slave society.
Owning neither land nor slaves, poor whites comprised about a third of the American South's white population in 1860. Focusing on land, labor, and legal history, Masterless Men shows what happens to excess workers in a slave society.