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Religion, community, and slavery on the colonial Southern Frontier /

This book tells the story of Ebenezer, a frontier community in colonial Georgia founded by a mountain community fleeing religious persecution in its native Salzburg. This study traces the lives of the settlers from the alpine world they left behind to their struggle for survival on the southern fron...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Melton, James Van Horn, 1952- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Colección:Cambridge studies on the American South.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This book tells the story of Ebenezer, a frontier community in colonial Georgia founded by a mountain community fleeing religious persecution in its native Salzburg. This study traces the lives of the settlers from the alpine world they left behind to their struggle for survival on the southern frontier of British America. Exploring their encounters with African and indigenous peoples with whom they had had no previous contact, this book examines their initial opposition to slavery and why they ultimately embraced it. Transatlantic in scope, this study will interest readers of European and American history alike.
Descripción Física:1 online resource : maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781316319390
1316319393
9781107477957
1107477956