American Planter: Stephen Duncan of Antebellum Natchez and New York Contributor(s): Brazy, Martha Jane (Author) |
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ISBN: 0807131415 ISBN-13: 9780807131411 Publisher: Louisiana State University Press OUR PRICE: $42.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2006 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - History | United States - 19th Century |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2006004936 |
Series: Southern Biography (Hardcover) |
Physical Information: 0.88" H x 4.62" W x 10.66" (1.12 lbs) 250 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Geographic Orientation - New York - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Extraordinarily wealthy and influential, Stephen Duncan (1787-1867) was a landowner, slaveholder, and financier with a remarkable array of social, economic, and political contacts in pre-Civil War America. In this, the first biography of Duncan, Martha Jane Brazy offers a compelling new portrait of antebellum life through exploration of Duncan's multifaceted personal networks in both the South and the North. |