Masters of Violence: The Plantation Overseers of Eighteenth-Century Virginia, South Carolina, and Georgia
(Part of the Carolina Lowcountry and the Atlantic World Series)
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From trusted to tainted, an examination of the shifting perceived reputation of overseers of enslaved people In the antebellum southern United States, major landowners typically hired overseers to manage their plantations. In addition to cultivating crops, managing slaves, and dispensing punishment, overseers were expected to maximize profits through increased productivity--often achieved through violence and cruelty. In Masters...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1611178843
ISBN13:9781611178845
Release Date:August 2018
Publisher:University of South Carolina Press
Length:256 Pages
Weight:1.00 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.2" x 9.1"
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