Slave Trading in the Old South.
Described as the standard history of the domestic slave trade, Bancroft’s book was the “product of more than three decades of research [and] was the..... Read More about Slave Trading in the Old South
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Pro-Slavery Thought in the Old South.
From the publishers: “In this volume the author studies the body of thought that developed in the Old South in defense of the institution of..... Read More about Pro-Slavery Thought in the Old South
Uncle Tom’s Cabin; or, Life among the Lowly. With an Introduction by Raymond Weaver. Illustrated with Sixteen Lithographs by Miguel Covarrubias. [Limited Editions Club; signed by Covarrubias]
A superior copy. Illustrated edition of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Harriet Beecher Stowe’s classic antebellum novel of Southern plantation slave life, first published in 1852. This..... Read More about Uncle Tom’s Cabin; or, Life among the Lowly. With an Introduction by Raymond Weaver....
Slaves Without Masters. The Free Negro in the Antebellum South.
The story of the thousands of free blacks who lived in the south before the American Civil War and of their struggle to expand their..... Read More about Slaves Without Masters. The Free Negro in the Antebellum South
Memorials of a Southern Planter.
Presentation Copy from Fletcher M. Green (1895–1978) who edited, wrote the introduction and provided notes for this important memoir first published in 1887, “The classic..... Read More about Memorials of a Southern Planter
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The Negro in the South Since 1865. Selected Essays in American Negro History. [inscribed]
Inscribed and signed by the eminent historian of Black American history John Hope Franklin who writes the essay “Jim Crow Goes to School: The Genesis..... Read More about The Negro in the South Since 1865. Selected Essays in American Negro History. [inscribed
Plain Folk of the Old South.
Scholarly study of the middle class in the antebelllum South by Vanderbilt University professor of history, Frank Lawrence Owsley (1890–1956). Owsley’s investigation is based on..... Read More about Plain Folk of the Old South
The Course of the South to Secession, An Interpretation by Ulrich Bonnell Phillips.
Collection of essays (lectures) by an important social and economic historian of the ante-bellum South. The essays were first published in the Georgia Historical Quarterly..... Read More about The Course of the South to Secession, An Interpretation by Ulrich Bonnell Phillips
The Slave Drivers, Black Agricultural Labor Supervisors in the Antebellum South.
Chapter titles include “Who Were the Slave Drivers?,” “The Twentieth-Century Narratives,” and “Black Autobiographies.” Plus a chapter on how various historians have examined the phenomenon..... Read More about The Slave Drivers, Black Agricultural Labor Supervisors in the Antebellum South
American Negro Slavery. A Survey of the Supply, Employment and Control of Negro Labor as determined by the Plantation Régime.
Important systematic investigation of American slavery with particular regard to agriculture and the plantation system. Includes chapters on “The Early Exploitation of Guinea,” “The Maritime..... Read More about American Negro Slavery. A Survey of the Supply, Employment and Control of Negro Labor as...
The Journal of the Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction, 39th Congress, 1865-1867.
Important Congressional joint committee journal on Reconstruction from 1865–1867, heretofore unpublished until the manuscript was acquired by Columbia University. Includes the Committee of Fifteen’s complete..... Read More about The Journal of the Joint Committee of Fifteen on Reconstruction, 39th Congress, 1865-1867
Ferry Hill Plantation Journal, January 4, 1838-January 15, 1839. Edited with an Introduction and Notes. [inscribed and signed by editor]
Documentary account of a general agricultural Southern farm, a non-cotton, sugar, or rice plantation. Such farms “... constituted a most important element in the general..... Read More about Ferry Hill Plantation Journal, January 4, 1838-January 15, 1839. Edited with an Introduction and...
The Central Theme of Black History.
Study of Black historiography and bibliography with chapters on “The Why and What of Afro-American Historiography”; “The Philosophy of Black History”; “The Father of Negro..... Read More about The Central Theme of Black History
Conscription and Conflict in the Confederacy.
Study of military conscription in the Confederate army during the American Civil War, based upon examinations of the Official Records of the War and contemporary..... Read More about Conscription and Conflict in the Confederacy
Black History.
Anthology of articles examining the current bibliography and historiography of various topics in Black history: “Colonial Africa”; “The Impact of the Slave Trade on Africa”;..... Read More about Black History
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Eros and Freedom in Southern Life and Thought. [inscribed and signed by author]
Includes much on slavery. Chapter titles include “Intimacy and Affection Between the Races in the Old South”; “Southern Democracy and the Triumph of Repression”; “The..... Read More about Eros and Freedom in Southern Life and Thought. [inscribed and signed by author
Letters from the Slave States.
Observations on American slavery by a British traveler in the South, first published in London in 1857. “[Stirling] gave a critical and sometimes biased picture..... Read More about Letters from the Slave States
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Smoking Flax. [Second Edition: Black Americans, Race, Lynchings]
Rare to commerce in all editions and one of the nicest copies we’ve handled to date. Controversial novel in favor of lynching, written by Southern..... Read More about Smoking Flax. [Second Edition: Black Americans, Race, Lynchings
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African Americans and the Sacred: Spirituals, Slave Religion and Symbolism [Presentation Copy].
Study of African-American psychology and religion and their influence on the slave songs or “spirituals” of the South by this noted black historiographer, academic, and..... Read More about African Americans and the Sacred: Spirituals, Slave Religion and Symbolism [Presentation Copy
My Diary North and South.
Anglo-Irish war correspondent’s published diary of his visit to the United States during the first year of the American Civil War; issued with map showing..... Read More about My Diary North and South
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[Nat Turner’s Rebellion] The Southampton Insurrection. [Inscribed and Signed by the Author]
Well-illustrated history of Nat Turner’s 1831 slave rebellion Southampton County, Virginia. This copy inscribed and signed by the author who writes in the Preface: “Persons..... Read More about Nat Turner’s Rebellion] The Southampton Insurrection. [Inscribed and Signed by the Author
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Pitchfork Ben Tillman, South Carolinian. [Inscribed and Signed by Author]
A biography of one of the most divisive figures in South Carolina’s history: Benjamin Ryan Tillman (1847–1918) a.k.a. Pitchfork Ben, white supremacist governor of South..... Read More about Pitchfork Ben Tillman, South Carolinian. [Inscribed and Signed by Author
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The Negro Question. [with interesting African American provenance]
Toward the end of his literary career, New Orleans-native and Southern author George W. Cable turned from popular novels—e.g. Old Creole Days, Madame Delphine, and..... Read More about The Negro Question. [with interesting African American provenance
The Silent South together with The Freedman’s Case in Equity and the Convict Lease System.
Scarce first edition. One of 1500 copies printed. Noted work by this New Orleans native, discussing the “Negro Problem” and especially critical of the Southern..... Read More about The Silent South together with The Freedman’s Case in Equity and the Convict Lease System
Through Afro-America. An English Reading of the Race Problem.
Clark, New South (t.p. illustrated) II:6 — “[Archer] seemed unable to divest himself of certain English attitudes. His position on race is indicated by his..... Read More about Through Afro-America. An English Reading of the Race Problem