River of dark dreams : slavery and empire in the cotton kingdom
When Jefferson acquired the Louisiana Territory, he envisioned an "empire for liberty" populated by self-sufficient white farmers. Cleared of Native Americans and the remnants of European empires by Andrew Jackson, the Mississippi Valley was transformed instead into a booming capitalist ec...
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Tantor Media, Inc
2021
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