River of dark dreams : slavery and empire in the cotton kingdom

River of dark dreams : slavery and empire in the cotton kingdom /

This work looks at the history of the Mississippi River Valley in the nineteenth century and the economy that developed there, powered by steam engines and slave labor. When Jefferson acquired the Louisiana Territory, he envisioned an "empire for liberty" populated by self-sufficient whit...

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Main Author: Johnson, Walter, 1967-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Slavery > Mississippi River Valley > History > 19th century.
Cotton growing > Mississippi River Valley > History > 19th century.
Slavery > Economic aspects > Mississippi River Valley > History > 19th century.
Capitalism > Mississippi River Valley > History > 19th century.
Social change > Mississippi River Valley > History > 19th century.
Imperialism > History > 19th century.
Slave trade > History > 19th century.
Mississippi River Valley > Race relations > History > 19th century.
Mississippi River Valley > Commerce > History > 19th century.
United States > Territorial expansion > History > 19th century.
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