The Cornish-born traveller and writer James Silk Buckingham (1786-1855) campaigned energetically for social reform while a Member of Parliament during the 1830s. He later spent four years in the United States, and in 1839 travelled across the Carolinas, Virginia, Georgia, and Alabama to observe at first hand the inhumane treatment of slaves in a system that showed 'reckless indifference to human life'. Originally published in 1842, and dedicated to Prince Albert, this two-volume work documents Buckingham's findings and argues that the USA should follow Britain's example in abolishing slavery. Within the framework of a travel narrative recording climate, geography, flora and fauna, Buckingham describes the use of slaves in industries as diverse as gold mining, cotton manufacturing, railways, canals, and agriculture. He highlights the economic, social and political implications of a change to free labour, and relations between the slaves and their employers.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13
9781108033473
eBay Product ID (ePID)
109279186
Product Key Features
Author
James Silk Buckingham
Publication Name
The Slave States of America 2 Volume Set
Format
Mixed Media
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
2011
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
1236 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
216mm
Item Width
140mm
Item Weight
1590g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
James Silk Buckingham
Series Title
Cambridge Library Collection-North American History
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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