Land, Labor, and Reform: Hill Carter, Slavery, and Agricultural Improvement at Shirley Plantation, 1816-1866
As one of antebellum Tidewater's most prominent planters, Hill Carter and the world he and his slaves made at Shirley occupy an important place in Virginia history. Few scholars, however, have analyzed their roles adequately. Previous studies' overwhelming concentration on the architectu...
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Virginia Tech
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/35283 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-100398-235538/ |