The peculiar institution
Subtitle: slavery in the ante-bellum South
By: by Kenneth M. Stampp.
Publisher: Vintage Books/Random House; Vintage Books
Published: 1984
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 435
Subjects: Slavery -- Economic aspects -- Southern States; Slavery -- United States -- Southern States
Description: "Prior to the Civil War southern slavery was America's most profound and vexatious social problem. More than any other problem, slavery nagged at the public conscience; offering no easy solution, it demanded statesmanship of uncommon vision, wisdom, and boldness. This institution deserves close study if only because its impact upon the whole country was so disastrous"--Preface.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.