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Slavemaster president : the double career of James Polk /

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Drawing on previously unexplored records, 'Slavemaster President' recreates the world of Polk's plantation and the personal histories of his slaves, in what is arguably the most careful and vivid account to date of how slavery functioned on a single cotton plantation.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dusinberre, William, 1930-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Subjects:
Polk, James K. > (James Knox), > 1795-1849.
Polk, James K. > (James Knox), > 1795-1849
Presidents > United States > Biography.
Plantation owners > Tennessee > Biography.
Plantation owners > Mississippi > Biography.
Slavery > Tennessee > History > 19th century.
Slavery > Mississippi > History > 19th century.
Propriétaires de plantations > Tennessee > Biographies.
Propriétaires de plantations > Mississippi > Biographies.
Esclavage > Tennessee > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Esclavage > Mississippi > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Presidents & Heads of State.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY.
HISTORY.
19th Century.
United States.
Plantation owners
Presidents
Relations with slaves
Slavery
Mississippi
Tennessee
United States
1800-1899
Electronic books.
Biographies
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Drawing on previously unexplored records, 'Slavemaster President' recreates the world of Polk's plantation and the personal histories of his slaves, in what is arguably the most careful and vivid account to date of how slavery functioned on a single cotton plantation.
Physical Description:1 online resource (276 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780195326031
0195326032
9780199868308
0199868301
9780199924189
019992418X