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A Tale of Two Plantations

- Slave Life and Labor in Jamaica and Virginia

About A Tale of Two Plantations

Richard Dunn reconstructs the lives of three generations of slaves on a sugar estate in Jamaica and a plantation in Virginia, to understand the starkly different forms slavery took. Deadly work regimens and rampant disease among Jamaican slaves contrast with population expansion in Virginia leading to the selling of slaves and breakup of families.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780674735361
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 552
  • Published:
  • October 5, 2014
  • Dimensions:
  • 237x165x40 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 948 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: December 19, 2024

Description of A Tale of Two Plantations

Richard Dunn reconstructs the lives of three generations of slaves on a sugar estate in Jamaica and a plantation in Virginia, to understand the starkly different forms slavery took. Deadly work regimens and rampant disease among Jamaican slaves contrast with population expansion in Virginia leading to the selling of slaves and breakup of families.

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