Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • The World of the Yeoman Settlers, 1800-1835
  • The World of the Planters, 1820s-1850s
  • The World of the Slaves, 1820s-1850s
  • Impending Crisis: The 1850s
  • The Civil War and the Demise of Slavery, 1861-1865
  • The Origins of Compensated Labor, 1865-1868
  • Creating a New Body Politic, 1865-1867
  • The Rise and Decline of Radical Republicanism, 1867-1872
  • Capitalist Transformation, 1872-1880
  • Conclusion: From slavery to agrarian capitalism in larger perspective
  • Appendix
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.