The Secret Life of Bacon Tait, a White Slave Trader Married to a Free Woman of Color

by Hank Trent

Historians have long discussed the interracial families of prominent slave dealers in Richmond, Virginia, and elsewhere, yet, until now, the story of slave trader Bacon Tait remained untold. Among the most prominent and wealthy citizens of Richmond, Bacon Tait embarked upon a striking and unexpected double life: that of a white slave trader married to a free black woman. In The Secret Life of Bacon Tait, Hank Trent tells Tait?s complete story for...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807165212
• ISBN13: 9780807165218
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.3"