Title Slavemaster president : the double career of James Polk / William Dusinberre

Published New York : Oxford University Press, 2007

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Description 1 online resource (276 pages) : illustrations, maps Summary Drawing on previously unexplored records, 'Slavemaster President' recreates the world of Polk's plantation and the personal histories of his slaves, in what is arguably the most careful and vivid account to date of how slavery functioned on a single cotton plantation Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849 -- Relations with slaves Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849. SUBJECT Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849 fast Subject Presidents -- United States -- Biography. Plantation owners -- Tennessee -- Biography Plantation owners -- Mississippi -- Biography Slavery -- Tennessee -- History -- 19th century Slavery -- Mississippi -- History -- 19th century Plantation owners Presidents Relations with slaves Slavery Mississippi Tennessee United States Genre/Form Biographies History Form Electronic book LC no. 2011389756 ISBN 9780195326031 0195326032 9780199868308 0199868301

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