Slave country
Subtitle: American expansion and the origins of the Deep South
By: Adam Rothman.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 296
Subjects: Slavery -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Slavery -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century; United States -- Territorial expansion; Southern States -- History -- 1775-1865
Description: 'Slave Country' combines political, economic, military, and social history in an elegant narrative that illuminates the perilous relation between freedom and slavery in the early United States. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in an honest look at America's troubled past.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-280) and index.