Beyond The Butcher's Block: The Animal Landscapes of Eighteenth-Century Chesapeake and Lowcountry Plantations

This dissertation argues that working oxen, horses, and mules contributed to the physical and social landscapes of eighteenth-century plantations in the Chesapeake and the Lowcountry. This research embraces an animal landscape approach, exploring how humans and animals were both active agents in sh...

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Main Author: Carlson Dietmeier, Jenna Kay
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: W&M ScholarWorks 2017
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Online Access:https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1499450050
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1170&context=etd