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River of Dark Dreams: Slavery and Empire in the Cotton Kingdom
River of Dark Dreams Slavery and Empire in the Cotton Kingdom
Author: Walter Johnson
When Jefferson acquired the Louisiana Territory, he envisioned an ?empire for liberty? populated by self-sufficient white farmers. Cleared of Native Americans and the remnants of European empires by Andrew Jackson, the Mississippi Valley was transformed instead into a booming capitalist economy commanded by wealthy planters, powered by steam eng...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780674975385
ISBN-10: 0674975383
Publication Date: 3/13/2017
Pages: 560
Edition: Reprint
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Publisher: Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press
Book Type: Paperback
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