A forgotten story : Edward James Gay and the Chinese labor experiment in reconstructed Louisiana
In the summer of 1870, sugar planter Edward James Gay was at a loss for what was to be done about the perpetual labor shortages on his Iberville Parish, Louisiana plantation. He had already begun to hire workers, mostly ex-slaves, from outside Iberville Parish, and outside of the state also, but sti...
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University of British Columbia
2013
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/43882 |