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The slave States, before the Civil War Cover Image Book

The slave States, before the Civil War / Frederick Law Olmsted ; edited, with an introduction by Harvey Wish.

Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1822-1903 (Author). Wish, Harvey, 1909-1968 (Added Author).

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  • Physical Description: 255 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Capricorn Books, 1959.

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General Note:
Condensation of the author's A journey in the seaboard slave States, Journey through Texas, A journey in the back country, and The Cotton Kingdom; with reproductions of original title pages.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 36-37).
Formatted Contents Note:
Journey to the seaboard slave states -- Virginia -- North Carolina -- South Carolina and Georgia -- Louisiana -- Journey through Texas -- Route through Western Texas -- Along the Eastern Coast -- Journey in the back country -- Valley of the Lower Mississippi -- A Tennessee squire -- Cotton kingdom -- Cotton and slavery -- Slavery in its property aspect.

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