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River of Dark Dreams: Slavery and Empire in the Cotton Kingdom

When Jefferson acquired the Louisiana Territory, he envisioned an â€œempire for libertyâ€ 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 economy commanded by wealthy planters, powered by steam engines, and dependent on th More »

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The Average Review score is 3.5 on a scale of 5.0. Total 13 reviewers are considered to generate the average review. Some of the new or latest reviews in Economics might be helpful and interesting to you. This average review is fetched by Kirsten Tranter and posted on 30 June

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[ 1.0 stars ] "Walter Johnson's River of Dark Dreams is the most recent screed denouncing antebellum slavery, full of incendiary rhetoric and scornful bombast. His condemnation of antebellum planters and slave traders exceeds in vitriol both Kenneth Stampp's The Peculiar Institution (1956) and Michael Tadman's Slaves and Speculators (1996). His portrayal of the vicious abuse of slaves makes those tir ..." Courtesy by Amazon
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[ 4.0 stars ] "Not sure who the target audience is here - if it's Ivy League scholars working on PHD, then 5 stars. If the author wants to reach a larger audience, you're going to need a thesaurus. Author Walter Johnson has brilliant ideas, perspective and insight, but rarely does he use a simple word when an obscure word can replace it. Just one example: The chapter entitled 'The Carceral Landscape^ ..." Courtesy by Amazon
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[ 1.0 stars ] "His prose is as overwrought as a speech by a nineteenth century abolitionist/evangelist. Unprofessional in that he can't maintain detachment from the subject. Read anything by Ian Kershaw on Hitler, another hideous subject, to see what professional detachment means. You'd think to read this guy that White Southerners still held slaves on big plantations. Please do read a real work of s ..." Courtesy by Amazon
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[ 4.0 stars ] "The author thoroughly unravels the complexity of the political, social, and economic evolution of the Mississippi Valley. He broadens the scope to include the importance of the valley to the nation's economy and destiny.The originality of his thesis overcomes the repetitiousness and pretentiousness of his prose. This is not a "light read" but is one that justifies the effort. ..." Courtesy by Amazon
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[ 5.0 stars ] "This book is a heavy read. Each word is so carefully chosen and weighty, that I've found I have to read it aloud to stay focused. Some of the best books are like that for me.That being said, I have learned more about US history in the first thirty pages than I even realized might exist. Jackson, Louisiana, Texas, Jefferson, Haiti, Aaron Burr illuminated in less than the first chapter. I can^^^ ..." Courtesy by Amazon
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Author	Walter Johnson
Binding	Hardcover
Brand	Brand: Belknap Press
EAN	9780674045552
Edition	First Edition
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PublicationDate	2013-02-26
Publisher	Belknap Press
Studio	Belknap Press
Title	River of Dark Dreams: Slavery and Empire in the Cotton Kingdom

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