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Secret and Sacred: The Diaries of James Henry Hammond, a Southern Slaveholder

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Availability:In StockContributor:Carol Bleser (Editor), Louis D. Rubin (Foreword by)Publish date:1997-10-31Pages:376
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of South Carolina PressISBN-13:9781570032226ISBN-10:157003222XUPC:9781570032226Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, History, Literary CollectionsBook Subcategory:Historical, United States, Diaries & JournalsBook Topic:19th CenturySize:9.05 x 6.06 x 1.01 inchesWeight:1.3514Product ID:SCCEA2TTAB

Secret and Sacred: The Diaries of James Henry Hammond, a Southern Slaveholder

The thoughts, triumphs, travails, and, at times, despicable actions of a leading antebellum politician

A remarkably candid set of diaries, Secret and Sacred brings to light the intimate journal notations of James Henry Hammond, a prominent South Carolina planter and slaveholder whose life story is as intriguing as that of a Faulkner character.

James Henry Hammond was born into poverty but married...

Language:EnglishPublisher:University of South Carolina PressISBN-13:9781570032226ISBN-10:157003222XUPC:9781570032226Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, History, Literary CollectionsBook Subcategory:Historical, United States, Diaries & JournalsBook Topic:19th CenturySize:9.05 x 6.06 x 1.01 inchesWeight:1.3514Product ID:SCCEA2TTAB

Carol Bleser is Kathryn and Calhoun Lemon Distinguished Professor of History at Clemson University. She was one of the first women to receive a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship.


Publisher: University of South Carolina Press

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Carol Bleser (Editor), Louis D. Rubin (Foreword by)

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