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The Slave States of America
by Buckingham, J.S
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About This Item
Two Volumes. Octavo. [xvi] 587pp with 4 engraved plates, [xii] 584pp with 4 engraved plates. Both volumes beautifully rebound in green half calf with Morocco and gilt spine labels over original marbled boards. All edges marbled.
James Silk Buckingham spent four years in the United States, and in 1839 travelled across the Carolinas, Virginia, Georgia and Alabama to observe at first hand the inhumane treatment of slaves in a system that showed "reckless indifference to human life". This two-volume work documents Buckingham's findings and argues that the USA should follow Britain's example in abolishing slavery. Buckingham describes the use of slaves in industries as diverse as gold mining, cotton manufacturing, railways, canals, and agriculture. He highlights the economic, social and political implications of a change to free labor, and also relations between the slaves and their employers. Howes B923.
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- Abacus Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 642
- Title
- The Slave States of America
- Author
- Buckingham, J.S
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Fisher, Son and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1842
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Slavery, Abolition, Travel
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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