Masters of Violence Plantation Overseers of Eighteenth-Century Virginia, South Carolina, and Georgia |
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| Author:
| Stubbs, Tristan |
| Series title: | The Carolina Lowcountry and Atlantic World Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-61117-884-5 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2018 |
| Publisher: | University of South Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $44.99USD $46.99 |
Book Description:
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In eighteenth-century North America, major slaveowners typically hired overseers to manage their plantations. In this book, Tristan Stubbs offers the first book-length examination of eighteenth-century overseers - from recruitment and dismissal to their relationships with landowners and enslaved people, as well as their changing reputations.
In eighteenth-century North America, major slaveowners typically hired overseers to manage their plantations. In this book, Tristan Stubbs offers the first book-length examination of eighteenth-century overseers - from recruitment and dismissal to their relationships with landowners and enslaved people, as well as their changing reputations.