{"product_id":"them-dark-days-paperback","title":"Them Dark Days - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Dusinberre\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThem Dark Days\u003c\/i\u003e is a study of the callous, capitalistic nature of the vast rice plantations along the southeastern coast. It is essential reading for anyone whose view of slavery's horrors might be softened by the current historical emphasis on slave community and family and slave autonomy and empowerment. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLooking at Gowrie and Butler Island plantations in Georgia and Chicora Wood in South Carolina, William Dusinberre considers a wide range of issues related to daily life and work there: health, economics, politics, dissidence, coercion, discipline, paternalism, and privilege. Based on overseers' letters, slave testimonies, and plantation records, \u003ci\u003eThem Dark Days\u003c\/i\u003e offers a vivid reconstruction of slavery in action and casts a sharp new light on slave history.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Dusinberre is Reader Emeritus in American History at the University of Warwick. He is the author of \"Henry Adams: The Myth of Failure\" and \"Civil War Issues in Philadelphia, 1856-1865.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 576\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.56 x 9.03 x 6.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 13, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42130432131207,"sku":"9780820322100","price":63.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/3edc01135bac27a876679432caf17ff3.webp?v=1732610759","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/them-dark-days-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}