Flush Times and Fever Dreams : A Story of Capitalism and Slavery in the Age of Jackson /

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"In 1834 Virgil Stewart rode from western Tennessee to a territory known as the "Arkansas morass" in pursuit of John Murrell, a thief accused of stealing two slaves. Stewart's adventure led to a sensational trial and a wildly popular published account that would ultimately help t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rothman, Joshua D. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Athens : University of Georgia Press, [2012]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Esclavage > États-Unis > 19e siecle.
Revoltes d'esclaves > États-Unis > 19e siecle.
Groupes d'autodefense > États-Unis > 19e siecle.
Soziale Situation
Sklaverei
Vigilance committees.
Theft.
Slavery.
Slave insurrections.
Economic history.
Criminals.
HISTORY > United States > 19th Century.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Slavery.
Revoltes d'esclaves > États-Unis (Sud) > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Criminels > États-Unis (Sud) > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Vol (Droit) > États-Unis (Sud) > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Slave insurrections > Southern States > History > 19th century.
Vigilance committees > Southern States > History > 19th century.
Criminals > Southern States > History > 19th century.
Theft > Southern States > History > 19th century.
Slavery > Southern States > History.
USA > Südstaaten
Southern States.
États-Unis (Sud) > Conditions economiques > 19e siecle.
États-Unis (Sud) > Histoire > 1775-1865.
Southern States > Economic conditions > 19th century.
Southern States > History > 1775-1865.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo

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