Masters Without Slaves: Southern Planters in the Civil War and Reconstruction Contributor(s): Roark, James L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393009017 ISBN-13: 9780393009019 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $22.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1978 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - General |
Dewey: 976 |
LCCN: 00000000 |
Lexile Measure: 1440 |
Physical Information: 0.89" H x 5.01" W x 7.78" (0.70 lbs) 288 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In 1865, the Confederacy passed into history, but its ideological cornerstone survived. War had ended slavery, but war had not ended Southern planters' attachment to it. This is a history of that moment when planters became masters without slaves. |
Contributor Bio(s): Roark, James L.: - James L. Roark is professor of history at Emory University. |