Backcountry slave trader : William James Smith's enterprise, 1844-1854 / Phillip N. Racine and Francis M. Racine.

"Backcountry Slave Trader explores the life of William James Smith, a South Carolina backcountry slave trader, whose entries in his business ledger and his correspondence were of unusual specificity. The authors' analyze these entries and his correspondence, which they argue provide detail...

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Main Authors: Racine, Philip N. (Author), Racine, Francis M. (Author)
Other Authors: Smith, William James, 1821-1891
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2019]
Series:New studies in Southern history.
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505 0 |a Cover -- Backcountry Slave Trader -- Series page -- Backcountry Slave Trader: William James Smith's Enterprise, 1844-1854 -- Copyright page -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Maps -- Acknowledgments -- Editorial Policies -- Smith Family Tree (Partial) -- Table of Monetary Equivalents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 -- Origins of a Slave Trader -- Notes -- Chapter 2 -- A Peculiar Trade in a Peculiar Institution -- Notes -- Chapter 3 -- The Market and the Nature of the Trade -- Notes -- Chapter 4 -- Novice Trader -- Notes -- Chapter 5 -- Maturing Trader -- Notes -- Chapter 6 -- Provisions. 
505 8 |a Notes -- Chapter 7 -- High Prices, High Profits -- Notes -- Epilogue -- Conclusion -- The Letters of William JamesSmith to Elihu Penquite Smith -- Slave Trading Ledger of WilliamJames Smith, 1844-1854 -- Works Cited -- Index -- About the Authors. 
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