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The Peculiar Institution: Slavery in the Ante-Bellum South
The Peculiar Institution Slavery in the AnteBellum South
Author: Kenneth M Stampp
In ten sparkling chapter the book details and illuminates every aspect of slavery. Slavery is viewed not as a method of regulating race relations, not as an arrangement that was in its essence paternalistic, but as a practical system of controlling and exploiting labor. How the slaves worked, how they resisted bondage, how they were disciplined....  more »
ISBN: 476692
Publication Date: 1956
Pages: 434
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Publisher: Vintage Books
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 reviewed The Peculiar Institution: Slavery in the Ante-Bellum South on + 211 more book reviews
This book focuses on Slavery in the Ante-Bellum South.
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While a bit dated, it is still simply the best book to read about the conditions of Slavery in the ante-bellum US. A classic that later volumes have tried to match. There are lots of other good volumes about this subject and time perid in US history, but this is the one to go to first.
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Oversized paperback, excellent for African-American studies and American history buffs.


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