The Slave-trader's Letter-book

The Slave-trader's Letter-book
Author: Jim Jordan
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2018
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0820351962


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In 1858 Savannah businessman Charles Lamar organized the shipment of hundreds of Africans to Jekyll Island, Georgia. This book presents his "Slave-Trader's Letter-Book." These seventy long-lost letters shed light on the lead-up to the Civil War from the remarkable perspective of a troubled, and troubling, figure.


The Slave-trader's Letter-book
Language: en
Pages: 354
Authors: Jim Jordan
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018 - Publisher: University of Georgia Press

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In 1858 Savannah businessman Charles Lamar organized the shipment of hundreds of Africans to Jekyll Island, Georgia. This book presents his "Slave-Trader's Lett
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The Wanderer
Language: en
Pages: 332
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Categories: History
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Pages: 358
Authors: Paul Erdmann Isert
Categories: History
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