Carry Me Back: The Domestic Slave Trade in American Life

by Steven Deyle

Book Overview

Originating with the birth of the nation itself, in many respects, the story of the domestic slave trade is also the story of the early United States. While an external traffic in slaves had always been present, following the American Revolution this was replaced by a far more vibrant internal trade. Most importantly, an interregional commerce in slaves developed that turned human property into one of the most valuable forms of investment in the country,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195310195
• ISBN13: 9780195310191
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.3"