Life of a slave on a Southern plantation
By: Stephen Currie.
Series: The way people live
Publisher: Lucent Books
Published: 2000
Place of publication: San Diego, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 96
Subjects: Slaves -- Southern States -- Social conditions -- Juvenile literature.; Slaves -- Southern States -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile literature.; Plantation life -- Southern States -- History -- Juvenile literature.; Slaves -- Southern States -- Social conditions.; Slaves -- Southern States -- Social life and customs.; Plantation life.; Southern States -- Social conditions -- 18th century -- Juvenile literature.; Southern States -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.; Southern States -- Social life and customs -- 1775-1865 -- Juvenile literature.; Southern States -- Social conditions -- 18th century.; Southern States -- Social conditions -- 19th century.; Southern States -- Social life and customs -- 1775-1865.
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: Details the living conditions of plantation slaves, examing house, field and artisan work; food and clothing; marriage; separation; resistance; leisure activities; and old age.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 90-92) and index.