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The Problem of Slavery in Western Culture

The Problem of Slavery in Western Culture

David Brion Davis

Winner of several national awards including the 1967 Pulitzer Prize, this classic study by David Brion Davis has given new direction to the historical and sociological research of society's attitude towards slavery.
Emancipating Slaves, Enslaving Free Men: A History of the ...

Emancipating Slaves, Enslaving Free Men: A History of the ...

Jeffrey Hummel

103 David, Paul A.: 62, 65, 73 Davidson, Kenneth E.: 337 Davies, Wallace Evan: 346 Davis, Andrew McFarland: 241 Davis, Carl L.: 202 Davis, David Brion: works by, 30, 70, 99; quoted, 44 Davis, Jefferson: antebellum political career of, 96, ...
Slavery in the Colonial Chesapeake

Slavery in the Colonial Chesapeake

David Brion Davis

Pulitzer Prize-winner Davis traces the institution of slavery in the Chesapeake region from its beginnings in 1619 through the Revolutionary War.
From Homicide to Slavery : Studies in American Culture: ...

From Homicide to Slavery : Studies in American Culture: ...

David Brion Davis Sterling Professor of History Yale University

The essays are interconnected by Davis's central concern with violence, irrationality, and the definition of moral limits during a period when Americans believed they were breaking free from historical constraints and acquiring new powers ...
A History of Seventh Day Baptists in West Virginia: ...

A History of Seventh Day Baptists in West Virginia: ...

Corliss Fitz Randolph

... Abner J. Davis, Austin M. Davis, A. S. Davis, Benjamin F. Davis, Daniel T. Davis , David Davis, Eastburn A. Davis, Eli Davis, Eli F. Davis, Ezra Davis, Franklin Davis, Granville H. Davis, Hezekiah S. Davis, James M. Davis, James W. Davis, ...
Slavery and Human Progress

Slavery and Human Progress

David Brion Davis

Presents a history of slavery with emphasis on the role of the church
Inhuman Bondage: The Rise and Fall of Slavery in the New World

Inhuman Bondage: The Rise and Fall of Slavery in the New World

David Brion Davis

Now, in Inhuman Bondage, Davis sums up a lifetime of insight in what Stanley L. Engerman calls "a monumental and magisterial book, the essential work on New World slavery for several decades to come.
Inhuman Bondage: The Rise and Fall of Slavery in the New World

Inhuman Bondage: The Rise and Fall of Slavery in the New World

David Brion Davis

Now, in Inhuman Bondage, Davis sums up a lifetime of insight in what Stanley L. Engerman calls "a monumental and magisterial book, the essential work on New World slavery for several decades to come.
The Problem of Slavery in the Age of Revolution, 1770-1823

The Problem of Slavery in the Age of Revolution, 1770-1823

David Brion Davis

This reprint of that important work includes a new preface by the author, in which he situates the book's argument within the historiographic debates of the last two decades.
The Problem of Slavery in the Age of Emancipation

The Problem of Slavery in the Age of Emancipation

David Brion Davis

This is a monumental and harrowing undertaking following the century of struggle, rebellion, and warfare that led to the eradication of slavery in the new world.
Revolutions: Reflections on American Equality and Foreign ...

Revolutions: Reflections on American Equality and Foreign ...

David Brion Davis

Analyzes American attitudes and reactions to revolutions.
Antebellum American Culture: An Interpretive Anthology

Antebellum American Culture: An Interpretive Anthology

David Brion Davis

First published in 1979, this volume offers students and teachers a unique view of American history prior to the Civil War.
Challenging the Boundaries of Slavery

Challenging the Boundaries of Slavery

David Brion DAVIS

"This book views slavery in a new light and underscores the human tragedy at the heart of the American story."--Jacket.
Davis, Jones and Allied Families Genealogy Lineage

Davis, Jones and Allied Families Genealogy Lineage

Edith Delia Davis Schnitzke

JOHN VINCENT DAVIS John Vincenl Davis (Copper Smelter) Married 1836 Mary Terry Children — Benjamin Davis I John Davis Daniel Terry Davis Benjamin Davis II (died at sea) Mary Davis William Davis David Davis Benjamin Davis III ...
Inhuman Bondage: The Rise and Fall of Slavery in the New World

Inhuman Bondage: The Rise and Fall of Slavery in the New World

David Brion Davis

The author's lifetime of insight as the leading authority on slavery in the Western world is summed up in this compelling narrative that links together the profits of slavery, the pain of the enslaved, and the legacy of racism in a sweeping ...
Structure of Slavery in Indian Ocean Africa and Asia

Structure of Slavery in Indian Ocean Africa and Asia

Gwyn Campbell

Chapter by Peter Boomgaard; chapters by Abdul Sheriff and Nigel Worden in Gwyn Campbell (ed.), Abolition and Its Aftermath in Indian Ocean Africa and Asia (London: Frank Cass, 2004). 5. David Brion Davis, The Problem of Slavery in ...
Nurse's Night Before Christmas

Nurse's Night Before Christmas

David Davis

With a storyteller's charm, award-winning Texas author David Davis brings this tale of woe to a delightful conclusion.
Black biography, 1790-1950: a cumulative index

Black biography, 1790-1950: a cumulative index

Randall K. Burkett

... Benton davis, Thomas Jethro davis, Thomas Russell davis, W. A. davis, W. H. davis, Walter Albert davis, William H. davis, William J. davis, William Leonard davis, William McHenry davis, 448 relIgIOUs WOrker blACk bIOgrAPhY 1790- 1050.
The African Question: Problems and the Future of the Continent

The African Question: Problems and the Future of the Continent

Dr. Joseph B. Rukanshagiza

317 Ibid. 318 Robert Edgar Conrad. Op. Cit. (167) 319 Anthony Pagden, Fall of Natural Man, 17. 320 Ibid., 38. 321 Robert Edgar Conrad. Op. Cit. (170) 322 Anthony Pagden, Fall of Natural Man, 19. 323 David Brion Davis, Problem of Slavery, ...
Dixie Betrayed: How the South Really Lost the Civil War

Dixie Betrayed: How the South Really Lost the Civil War

David J. Eicher

How the South Really Lost the Civil War David J. Eicher. Davis, Varina. Jefferson Davis: A Memoir by His Wife. Baltimore: Nautical and Aviation, 1990. Davis, William C. “A Government of Our Own”: The Making of the Confederacy. New York: ...
West's Southern Reporter

West's Southern Reporter

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11/7/97) David BARKER, Jr. Theresa Collins Barker and David Barker, Sr., Individually and as Administrator for the Estates of the Minors, Ronnie Barker and Vicky Barker T. Joel HARRIS, Troy and Kenneth Davis, d/b/a Davis Brothers Farms, ...
Showdown at Shepherd's Bush: The 1908 Olympic Marathon and ...

Showdown at Shepherd's Bush: The 1908 Olympic Marathon and ...

David Davis

In Showdown at Shepherd's Bush, David Davis recalls a time when runners braved injurious roads with slips of leather for shoes and when marathon mania became a worldwide obsession.
An Evening with JonBenet Ramsey

An Evening with JonBenet Ramsey

Walter A. Davis

... Deb Colvin-Tener, Chris Davis, Connie Davis, Darcy Davis, Lu Davis, Michael Eigen, Amy Finnerty, Leigh Gilmore, Lyle Hammerberg, Gary Heim, Nick Kaldis, Sebastian Knowles, Kara Kostiuk, Jim Kozicki, Victoria List, Gretchen Luidens, ...
The Michigan Bar Journal

The Michigan Bar Journal

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Robert J., Jr WALLER, Jack K. MANCELONA Antrim Cnty. .... Thomas J. CURRY, William L. DAVIS, Carolyn L. Klmbrough DAVIS, Catherine E. DECESARE, Jim L DEIBERT, Donald G. DELINE, Douglas N. DEWITT, David S. DICKERSON.
Geoscience Abstracts

Geoscience Abstracts

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... Davies, Raymond ............ 8-3082, 8-3083, Davies, William E. - - - - - - - - - - - - - Davis, B.T.C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Davis, Briant L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Davis, John Barney - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Davis, John C. .
Kentuckians in Gray: Confederate Generals and Field Officers ...

Kentuckians in Gray: Confederate Generals and Field Officers ...

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We have a better understanding of Kentucky's Confederate generals because of the contributions of Lindsey Apple, Arthur W. Bergeron Jr., C. David Dalton, Stephen Davis, William C. “Jack” Davis, Charles Elliott, John D. Fowler, Robert I.
A Sparrowhawk's Lament: How British Breeding Birds of Prey ...

A Sparrowhawk's Lament: How British Breeding Birds of Prey ...

David Cobham

... Robin Chittenden, David Cholmondeley, Janis Clarke, David Clayden, Richard Cobham, Silvia Combe, David Connell, Peter Cooper, Andy Davis, nick Dixon, Helga Dowie, ed Drewitt, Lee Durrell, John Fanshawe, Anna Farlow, Jan Faull, ...

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