The American slave coast : a history of the slave-breeding industry / Ned and Constance Sublette.

First edition.

9781613748213 (electronic book)
9781613748206

Chicago : Lawrence Hill Books, [2016]

©2016

English

1 online resource (xiv, 754 pages) : illustrations

E442 .S82 2016eb

331.11/7340973

"A wide-ranging, powerful, alternative vision of the history of the United States and how the slave-breeding industry shaped it. The American Slave Coast tells the horrific story of how the slavery business in the United States made the reproductive labor of "breeding women" essential to the expansion of the nation. The book shows how slaves' children, and their children's children, were human savings accounts that were the basis of money and credit. This was so deeply embedded in the economy of the slave states that it could only be decommissioned by Emancipation, achieved through the bloodiest war in the history of the United States. The American Slave Coast is an alternative history of the United States that presents the slavery business, as well as familiar historical figures and events, in a revealing new light"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 699-732) and index.

Access limited to authorized users.

Description based on print version record.

Online Resources > Ebooks
All Resources