Slaves for hire
Subtitle: renting enslaved laborers in antebellum Virginia
By: John J. Zaborney
Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Baton Rouge
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780807145128; 9780807145135; 9780807145142; 9780807145159
Subjects: Social conditions; Employment; Slavery; Slaves; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The origins and proliferation of slave hiring in Virginia; title: Hired slave women; title: Slave hiring and hired slaves' family and friendship ties in rural areas; title: Hired slaves, whites, and slavery; title: White ladies, white men, masters all: slave hiring and white society; title: Slave hiring, hired slaves, and urban and industrial slavery; title: Slave hiring and slavery.