When Congress outlawed the international slave trade in 1807; the sporadic practice of selling slaves from one state to another expanded rapidly. This study provides an in-depth examination of the growth and development of the interstate slave trade during the early 19th century.
#845513 in Books Louisiana State Univ Pr 1998-10-01 1998-10-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.90 x .56 x 5.96l; .79 #File Name: 0807123196264 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy Fred CrouchGreat Read1 of 2 people found the following review helpful. ExceptionalBy Francis Marion BushPleased that it contained much information about Richmond. The author is an excellent individual who pays attention to details and seeks answers. The book covers many of the difficulties that civilians suffered in the Civil War9 of 9 people found the following review helpful. Another winner for ThomasBy Thomas W. RobinsonEminent Civil War historian Emory Thomas has another winner with this; his first book. I previously read Thomas' book; The Confederate Nation; which; although written in the late 1970s; is still the best work on the history of the Confederacy's non-military side. This book is just as good and is one of the best of a growing list of works on Richmond. Thomas; a native of the city; writes the book in such a way that you feel like you are there in the city. He starts off with a brief sketch of the city and notes that Richmond had often led in revolutionary times. He quickly jumps to the war years and does a great job of using a variety of sources such as newspapers; diaries; journals; memoirs; secondary sources; congressional records; and the minutes of the city council to paint a portrait of the capital city. The chapters fly by in this very readable book. A very interesting book to read; easy to read; and as entertaining as history gets. Along with Ernest Fergusun's Ashes of Glory; the best book on wartime Richmond during the Civil War.
