Masters of Violence: The Plantation Overseers of Eighteenth-Century Virginia, South Carolina, and Georgia

by Tristan Stubbs

From trusted to tainted, an examination of the shifting perceived reputation of overseers of enslaved people

In the antebellum southern United States, major landowners typically hired overseers to manage their plantations. In addition to cultivating crops, managing slaves, and dispensing punishment, overseers were expected to maximize profits through increased productivity--often achieved through violence and cruelty. In Masters...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611178843
• ISBN13: 9781611178845
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.1"