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The overseers of early American slavery : supervisors, enslaved labourers, and the plantation enterprise /

Enmeshed in the exploitative world of racial slavery, overseers were central figures in the management of early American plantation enterprises. All too frequently dismissed as brutal and incompetent, they defy easy categorization. Some were rogues, yet others were highly skilled professionals, farm...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Sandy, Laura R. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Routledge, [2020]
Series:	Routledge advances in American history ; 17.
Subjects:	Plantation overseers > United States > History > 18th century. Slavery > United States > History > 18th century. United States > Race relations > History > 18th century.

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