The business of slavery and the rise of American capitalism, 1815-1860 / Calvin Schermerhorn.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schermerhorn, Calvin, 1975- (Author)
Language:English
Published: New Haven [Connecticut] : Yale University Press, [2015]
Subjects:
1800 - 1899
Slave trade > United States > History > 19th century.
Slave traders > United States > History > 19th century.
Enslaved persons > United States > Social conditions > 19th century.
Slavery > Economic aspects > United States.
Capitalism > United States > History > 19th century.
Capitalism.
Slave trade.
Slave traders.
Slavery > Economic aspects.
Enslaved persons > Social conditions.
United States.
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:xi, 336 pages ; 25 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Soul drivers, market makers
  • "The most notorious of the Baltimore Negro-buyers"
  • Sweet dreams and smuggling schemes
  • Bank bonds and bondspersons
  • "The slave-factory of Franklin & Armfield"
  • Chains of violence
  • Machines of empire
  • Conclusion.