Slave Country

American Expansion and the Origins of the Deep South

Adam Rothman

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$29.50 • £23.95 • €26.50

ISBN 9780674024168

Publication Date: 04/30/2007

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312 pages

5-1/2 x 8-1/4 inches

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Preface
1. Jefferson’s Horizon
2. Civilizing the Cotton Frontier
3. Commerce and Slavery in Lower Louisiana
4. The Wartime Challenge
5. Fulfilling the Slave Country
Epilogue
Abbreviations
Notes
Acknowledgments
Index

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