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The ledger and the chain : how domestic slave traders shaped America /

In The Ledger and the Chain, prize-winning historian Joshua D. Rothman tells the disturbing story of the Franklin and Armfield company and the men who built it into the largest and most powerful slave trading company in the United States. In so doing, he reveals the central importance of the domesti...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rothman, Joshua D. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Basic Books, Hachette Book Group, [2021]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Franklin and Armfield (Firm) > History.
Franklin, Isaac, > 1789-1846.
Armfield, John, > 1797-1871.
Ballard, Rice C. > (Rice Carter), > -1860.
Slave trade > United States > History > 19th century.
Slave traders > Mississippi > Natchez > History > 19th century.
Slave traders > Virginia > Alexandria > History > 19th century.
Slaves > United States > Social conditions > 19th century.
Slavery > Economic aspects > United States.
HISTORY / United States / General.

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