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Love, Wages, Slavery: The Literature of Servitude in the United States
Love Wages Slavery The Literature of Servitude in the United States
Author: Barbara Ryan
With the home as the sacred centre of social life, few things could be more important than finding good servants. As slavery tore at the nation in the nineteenth century, the role of servants and slaves within the family became a heated topic, and publishers produced a steady stream of literature instructing households how to hire, treat, and di...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780252030710
ISBN-10: 0252030710
Publication Date: 6/12/2006
Pages: 256
Edition: 1
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Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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