text In search of the promised land : a slave family in the Old South
- Summary
- Sally Thomas went from being a slave on a tobacco plantation, to a "virtually free" slave who ran her own business and purchased one of her sons out of bondage. This book offers a portrait of her extended family and of the life of slaves before th... Read more
- Format
- text
- Description
- xvii, 286 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press 2006
Library | Location | Status |
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Woodmere (Main Branch) | 929.2 FRA in Adult Non-fiction | Available |
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TADL-WOOD | 929.2 FRA in Adult Non-fiction | Available |
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