River of Dark Dreams
- ISBN-10
- 0674074904
- ISBN-13
- 9780674074903
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 560
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-02-26
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Author
- Walter Johnson
Description
River of Dark Dreams places the Cotton Kingdom at the center of worldwide webs of exchange and exploitation that extended across oceans and drove an insatiable hunger for new lands. This bold reaccounting dramatically alters our understanding of American slavery and its role in U.S. expansionism, global capitalism, and the upcoming Civil War.
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