Slavery and Servitude in Colonial North America: A Short History

by Kenneth Morgan

Book Overview

In Slavery and Servitude in Colonial North America, Kenneth Morgan shows how the institutions of indentured servitude and black slavery interacted in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. He covers all aspects of the two labor systems, including their impact on the economy, on racial attitudes, social structures and on regional variations within the colonies. Throughout, overriding themes emerge: the labor market in North America, the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814756700
• ISBN13: 9780814756706
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 158 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.6"