A Tale of Two Plantations: Slave Life and Labor in Jamaica and Virginia, by Richard S. Dunn First Edition
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"A Tale of Two Plantations: Slave Life and Labor in Jamaica and Virginia" by Richard S. Dunn offers a meticulous examination of the lives of approximately 2,000 slaves from two distinct plantations: the Mesopotamia sugar estate in Jamaica and the Mount Airy Plantation in Virginia. The book contrasts the demographic and social conditions of slavery in the British Caribbean and the Antebellum South, highlighting significant differences in family life, labor practices, and mortality rates. Dunn explores themes of motherhood, family dynamics, and the health effects of labor while detailing individual narratives that include both resistance and conformity. The work culminates in the events surrounding emancipation, making it a groundbreaking."
First edition / printing. Jacket present with very minimal shelfwear.
Harvard University Press
Hardcover
ISBN: 0674735366
First Edition
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"A Tale of Two Plantations: Slave Life and Labor in Jamaica and Virginia" by Richard S. Dunn offers a meticulous examination of the lives of approximately 2,000 slaves from two distinct plantations: the Mesopotamia sugar estate in Jamaica and the Mount Airy Plantation in Virginia. The book contrasts the demographic and social conditions of slavery in the British Caribbean and the Antebellum South, highlighting significant differences in family life, labor practices, and mortality rates. Dunn explores themes of motherhood, family dynamics, and the health effects of labor while detailing individual narratives that include both resistance and conformity. The work culminates in the events surrounding emancipation, making it a groundbreaking."
First edition / printing. Jacket present with very minimal shelfwear.
Harvard University Press
Hardcover
ISBN: 0674735366
First Edition
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