A Weary Land: Slavery on the Ground in Arkansas

by Kelly Houston Jones

Book Overview

In the first book-length study of Arkansas slavery in more than sixty years, A Weary Land offers a glimpse of enslaved life on the South's western margins, focusing on the intersections of land use and agriculture within the daily life and work of bonded Black Arkansans. As they cleared trees, cultivated crops, and tended livestock on the southern frontier, Arkansas's enslaved farmers connected culture and nature, creating their own meanings...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0820360201
• ISBN13: 9780820360201
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: University of Georgia Press
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"