Free Labor in an Unfree World: White Artisans in Slaveholding Georgia, 1789-1860 - Softcover

Gillespie, Michele

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0820326704 ISBN 13: 9780820326702

Verlag: University of Georgia Press, 2004

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Book by Gillespie Michele

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A very valuable, enlightening, and convincing study. - Journal of American History; ""Gillespie skillfully reinforces the analysis of southern distinctiveness throughout her book.... She has thoroughly researched the available archives to tell the stories of men generally ignored by historians."" - Journal of Southern History; ""Gillespie's spectacular book weaves together some of the most important topics in American history to portray the challenges faced by free labor in the slaveholding South.... Gillespie brings a multifaceted perspective to this topic.... An immensely readable book."" - Choice; ""A bold and insightful book... What Gillespie does so well in her lucid and learned book is invite us to consider artisans in other places and times across the South and to build a comparative framework sturdy enough to hold different models, and experiences, of artisans' work and politics across the nation."" - Labor History

Reseña del editor:

This is a book-length study of free, white craftsmen and tradesmen in the pre-Civil War South. Michele Gillespie details these workers' worlds and tells how they struggled against declining social and economic opportunities while skilled slaves increasingly took up the mechanical, building, clothing, and decorative arts trades.

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• Verlag: University of Georgia Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0820326704
• ISBN 13: 9780820326702
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 264