The Money Manias: The Eras of Great Speculation in America, 1770-1970Weybright and Talley, 1974 - 397 pages |
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Page 85
... shipment , cut off his hand and had to " be counted as nothing . " Logan informed Meek he would make an attempt to exchange him for a whole slave . A few of the slaves ran away once on the road , Speculation in Slaves 85.
... shipment , cut off his hand and had to " be counted as nothing . " Logan informed Meek he would make an attempt to exchange him for a whole slave . A few of the slaves ran away once on the road , Speculation in Slaves 85.
Page 95
... slaves were sel- dom kept in these States for the sake of raising crops , " wrote Ham- mond , speaking of the period when the Atlantic states no longer dominated the ... slave prices were highest in early spring Speculation in Slaves 95.
... slaves were sel- dom kept in these States for the sake of raising crops , " wrote Ham- mond , speaking of the period when the Atlantic states no longer dominated the ... slave prices were highest in early spring Speculation in Slaves 95.
Page 96
... slaves on the farm , away from the market . There they would work in the fields , while slave women were encouraged to have children , who would be sold when market conditions were better . Some slave traders operated only in the early ...
... slaves on the farm , away from the market . There they would work in the fields , while slave women were encouraged to have children , who would be sold when market conditions were better . Some slave traders operated only in the early ...
Contents
A Great National Project | 33 |
Speculation in Slaves | 69 |
The Comstock Lode | 99 |
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