"Myne Owne Ground" Race and Freedom on Virginia's Eastern Shore, 1640-1676

T. H. Breen, Stephen Innes

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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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Book information

ISBN:	9780195032062
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Imprint:	Oxford University Press
Pub date:	29 Apr 2004
DEWEY:	975.5102
DEWEY edition:	22
Number of pages:	142
Weight:	139g
Height:	210mm
Width:	140mm
Spine width:	9mm