Gleanings of freedom free and slave labor along the Mason-Dixon Line, 1790-1860 / Max Grivno.

Author/creator Grivno, Max L.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoUrbana : University of Illinois Press,
Descriptionxiii, 269 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
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Subjects
Slave labor--Maryland. --History. --19th century.
Slavery--Maryland. --History. --19th century.
Freed persons--Maryland. --History. --19th century.
Agricultural laborers--Maryland. --History. --19th century.
Mason-Dixon Line.

SeriesThe working class in American history
Working class in American history. ^A227744
Contents Introduction : Sharpsburg, Maryland, 1803 -- "The land flows with milk and honey" : agriculture and labor in the early republic -- "A strange reverse of fortune" : panic, depression, and the transformation of labor -- "There are objections to black and white, but one must be chosen" : managing farms and farmhands in antebellum Maryland -- " -- how much of oursels we owned" : finding freedom along the Mason-Dixon Line -- "Chased out on the slippery ice" : rural wage laborers in antebellum Maryland -- Conclusion : Sharpsburg, Maryland, 1862.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2011041224
ISBN9780252036521 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0252036522 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN9780252093562 (e-book)
ISBN0252093569 (e-book)