Myne Owne Ground: Race and Freedom on Virginia's Eastern Shore, 1640-1676
by:
T.H. Breen (author)
Stephen Innes (author)
Concentrating on the lives of blacks who achieved freedom, this book describes how, against formidable odds, they amassed property, established plantations, acquired dependent labourers, and lived for several generations as free and independent members of Virginia society.
Concentrating on the lives of blacks who achieved freedom, this book describes how, against formidable odds, they amassed property, established plantations, acquired dependent labourers, and lived for several generations as free and independent members of Virginia society.
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Format: Paperback
ISBN:
9780195032062 (0195032063)
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Pages no: 152
Edition language: English