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American Mediterranean

Southern Slaveholders in the Age of Emancipation

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ISBN 9780674072282

Publication Date: 03/11/2013

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250 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

18 halftones

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  • List of Illustrations
  • Introduction
  • 1. The American Mediterranean
  • 2. The White Republic of the Tropics
  • 3. The Promise of Exile
  • 4. The Labor Problem
  • 5. Latitudes and Longitudes
  • Epilogue
  • Notes
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index

Awards & Accolades

  • Honorable Mention, 2009 Gordon K. & Sybil Lewis Award, Caribbean Studies Association

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