In Old Virginia: Slavery, Farming, and Society in the Journal of John Walker

by Claudia Lauper Bushman

In 1824, John Walker purchased a 500-acre farm in King and Queen County, Virginia, and began working it with a dozen slaves. The son of a local politician and planter who grew tobacco, Walker lost status when he became a devout Methodist, raised wheat, and treated his slaves like brothers and sisters. He also kept a detailed and fascinating journal.

Drawing on this forty-three-year chronicle, Claudia L. Bushman provides a richly illuminating...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801867258
• ISBN13: 9780801867255
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher