The ledger and the chain : how domestic slave traders shaped America / Joshua D. Rothman.

"In The Ledger and the Chain, prize-winning historian Joshua D. Rothman tells the disturbing story of the Franklin and Armfield company and the men who built it into the largest and most powerful slave trading company in the United States. In so doing, he reveals the central importance of the domest...

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Main Author: Rothman, Joshua D. (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Basic Books, Hachette Book Group, 2021.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Franklin and Armfield (Firm) > History.
Franklin, Isaac, > 1789-1846.
Armfield, John, > 1797-1871.
Ballard, Rice C. > (Rice Carter), > -1860.
Slave trade > United States > History > 19th century.
Slave traders > Mississippi > Natchez > History > 19th century.
Slave traders > Virginia > Alexandria > History > 19th century.
Enslaved persons > United States > Social conditions > 19th century.
Slavery > Economic aspects > United States.
HISTORY / United States / General.
Slave trade.
Slave traders.
Slavery > Economic aspects.
Enslaved persons > Social conditions.
United States.
1800-1899
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:xi, 491 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Variant Title:
How domestic slave traders shaped America
Format: Book

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Call Number: E442 .R68 2021
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