Honor and Slavery: Lies, Duels, Noses, Masks, Dressing as a Woman, Gifts, Strangers, Humanitarianism, Death, Slave Rebellions, the Prosla - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691017198ISBN-10:691017190UPC:9780691017198Book Category:Social Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Anthropology, United States, SlaveryBook Topic:Cultural & Social, 19th CenturySize:9.10 x 6.07 x 0.58 inchesWeight:0.69Product ID:SCEYC40FA3
Honor and Slavery: Lies, Duels, Noses, Masks, Dressing as a Woman, Gifts, Strangers, Humanitarianism, Death, Slave Rebellions, the Prosla
The "honorable men" who ruled the Old South had a language all their own, one comprised of many apparently outlandish features yet revealing much about the lives of masters and the nature of slavery. When we examine Jefferson Davis's explanation as to why he was wearing women's clothing when caught by Union soldiers, or when we consider the story of Virginian statesman John Randolph, who stood on...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691017198ISBN-10:691017190UPC:9780691017198Book Category:Social Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Anthropology, United States, SlaveryBook Topic:Cultural & Social, 19th CenturySize:9.10 x 6.07 x 0.58 inchesWeight:0.69Product ID:SCEYC40FA3
Kenneth S. Greenberg is Professor of History at Suffolk University. He is the author of Masters and Statesmen: The Political Culture of American Slavery and is the editor of The Confessions of Nat Turner and Related Documents.
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