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In Old Virginia Slavery, Farming, and Society in the Journal of John Walker
by Bushman, Richard L., Walker, John
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- Comments: [Daily life of a small planter in antebellum Virginia.] Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Jacket sunned. Owner's name on front end page, else unmarked. <br> In 1824, John Walker purchased a 500-acre farm in King and Queen County, Virginia, and began working it with a dozen slaves. The son of a local politician and planter who grew tobacco, Walker lost status when he became a devout Methodist, raised wheat, and treated his slaves like brothers and sisters. He also kept a detailed
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- ISBN-13: 9780801867255
- ISBN: 0801867258
- Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
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Claudia L. Bushman teaches history and American studies at Columbia University.Bushman, Richard L. is the author of 'In Old Virginia Slavery, Farming, and Society in the Journal of John Walker' with ISBN 9780801867255 and ISBN 0801867258.
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