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Them Dark Days: Slavery in the American Rice Swamps

by William Dusinberre

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This is a detailed study of slavery in the rice plantations of pre-Civil War South Carolina and Georgia. The author provides insights into the institution of American slavery and the relationship between blacks and whites.

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William Dusinberre

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William Dusinberre is author of the award-winning Them Dark Days: Slavery in the American Rice Swamps

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Genres: Nonfiction, History, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 306.3 — Society, government, & culture Social sciences, sociology & anthropology Social Behavior - Dating, Marriage, Divorce Economic institutions
LCC: E445 .S7 .D87 — History of the United States United States Revolution to the Civil War, 1775/1783-1861 Slavery in the United States. Antislavery
BISAC: HIS HISTORY United States 19th Century
SOC SOCIAL SCIENCE Slavery

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Languages: English
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ISBNs: 3
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Published: 1996
Genres: Nonfiction, History, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 306.3
LCC: E445 .S7 .D87

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