Flush times and fever dreams : a story of capitalism and slavery in the age of Jackson /
"In 1834 Virgil Stewart rode from western Tennessee to a territory known as the "Arkansas morass" in pursuit of John Murrell, a thief accused of stealing two slaves. Stewart's adventure led to a sensational trial and a wildly popular published account that would ultimately help t...
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Main Author: | Rothman, Joshua D. (Author) |
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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Athens :
University of Georgia Press,
[2012]
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Series: | Race in the Atlantic world, 1700-1900.
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Online Access: | CONNECT CONNECT |
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