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Description
This is the first book-length study of free, white craftsmen and tradesmen in the pre-Civil War South. Michele Gillespie details these workers' worlds and tells how they struggled against declining social and economic opportunities while skilled slaves increasingly took up the mechanical,... read more
First Sentence
Young Reuben King, a tanner by trade, arrived in Darien, Georgia on March 28, 1801, intent upon making this small, remote coastal community his new home.
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Authors & Contributors
- Michele Gillespie (Author)
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