Them dark days : slavery in the American rice swamps

Name/Title

Them dark days : slavery in the American rice swamps

Entry/Object ID

2008.002.0078

Description

Examines slavery in the rice swamps of the South Carolina and Georgia low country, focusing on three plantations and incorporating overseers' letters, slave testimonies, and numerous plantation sources. Presents portraits of the defiant slave carpenter Jack Savage and his master Charles Manigault, who exemplify the harsh realities of slavery. xiv, 556 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Library

Acquisition

Accession

2008.002.

Source or Donor

New Library Catalog Records (2008)

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Slavery--South Carolina--History--19th century, Rice--South Carolina--History--19th century, Plantation life--South Carolina--History--19th century, South Carolina--History--1775-1865

Book Details

Author

Dusinberre, William, 1930-

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Place Published

Location

New York, NY

Date Published

1996

Call No.

E445 .S7 D87 1996

ISBN

0195090217

LCCN

94038350

Notes

Copy No.: 0

Location

Location

Building

Missroon Library

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

General Notes

Note

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [463]-540) and index. By William Dusinberre

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

June 10, 2008

Updated By

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Update Date

April 5, 2023