Slavery and frontier Mississippi, 1720-1835 / David J. Libby.

Author/creator Libby, David J., 1969-
Format Book
Publication InfoJackson : University Press of Mississippi, ©2004.
Descriptionxvii, 163 pages : maps ; 24 cm
Subjects
Slavery--Mississippi. --History. --18th century.
Slavery--Mississippi. --History. --19th century.
Slavery--Mississippi. --Natchez (District). --History.
Frontier and pioneer life--Mississippi.
Frontier and pioneer life--Mississippi. --Natchez (District).
Plantation life--Mississippi. --History.
Plantation life--Mississippi. --Natchez (District). --History.
Mississippi--History. --To 1803.
Natchez (Miss. : District)--History. --18th century.
Natchez (Miss. : District)--History. --19th century.

Contents French slavery in colonial Natchez -- Resettlement of the Natchez region -- The cotton frontier of territorial Mississippi -- Slaves in the western migration -- Defining the boundaries of enslavement -- The transformation of Mississippi -- Conclusion: Mississippi, the closed society.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 127-157) and index.
LCCN 2003010748
ISBN1578065992 (alk. paper)

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