The Sweetness of Life Southern Planters at Home |
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| Author:
| Genovese, Eugene D. |
| Editor:
| Ambrose, Douglas |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies on the American South Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-316-50289-1 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2017 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $33.99 |
Book Description:
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American slaveholders used the wealth and leisure that slave labor provided to cultivate lives of gentility and refinement. This study provides a vivid portrait of slaveholders at home and at play as they built a tragic world of both 'sweetness' and slavery.
American slaveholders used the wealth and leisure that slave labor provided to cultivate lives of gentility and refinement. This study provides a vivid portrait of slaveholders at home and at play as they built a tragic world of both 'sweetness' and slavery.