Slavemaster president the double career of James Polk /

Drawing on previously unexplored records, 'Slavemaster President' recreates the world of Polk's plantation and the personal histories of his slaves, in what is arguably the most careful and vivid account to date of how slavery functioned on a single cotton plantation.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dusinberre, William, 1930-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Subjects:
Polk, James K. > (James Knox), > 1795-1849.
Polk, James K. > (James Knox), > 1795-1849 > Relations with slaves.
Presidents > United States > Biography.
Plantation owners > Tennessee > Biography.
Plantation owners > Mississippi > Biography.
Slavery > Tennessee > History > 19th century.
Slavery > Mississippi > History > 19th century.
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University of Calicut

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Call Number: eBook

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