Love, Wages, Slavery: The Literature of Servitude in the United States by Barbara Ryan

Love, Wages, Slavery: The Literature of Servitude in the United States

Barbara Ryan

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nonfiction history sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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Understanding the nature of "free" servitude in a time of slavery With the home as the sacred center of social life, few things could be more important than finding good servants. As slavery tore at the nation in the nineteenth century, the role o...

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