The Business of Slavery and the Rise of American Capitalism, 1815-1860 0300192002, 9780300192001

Calvin Schermerhorn’s provocative study views the development of modern American capitalism through the window of the ni

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The Business of Slavery and the Rise of American Capitalism, 1815-1860
 0300192002, 9780300192001

Table of contents :
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Soul Drivers, Market Makers
2. “The most notorious of the Baltimore Negro-buyers”
3. Sweet Dreams and Smuggling Schemes
4. Bank Bonds and Bondspersons
5. “The Slave-Factory of Franklin & Armfield”
6. Chains of Violence
7. Machines of Empire
Conclusion
Notes
Index

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