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Can I read River of Dark Dreams : Slavery and Empire in the Cotton Kingdom on EtoBox?
River of Dark Dreams : Slavery and Empire in the Cotton Kingdom by Johnson, Walter is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is River of Dark Dreams : Slavery and Empire in the Cotton Kingdom about?
River of Dark Dreams places the Cotton Kingdom at the center of worldwide webs of exchange and exploitation that extended across oceans and drove an insatiable hunger for new lands. This bold reaccounting dramatically alters our understanding of American slavery and its role in U.S. expansionism, global capitalism, and the upcoming Civil War.
Who reads River of Dark Dreams : Slavery and Empire in the Cotton Kingdom?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Johnson, Walter
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press; Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
- Published
- 2005
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780674975385
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, Sociology, Science
- Rating
- 4.14 / 5 (212 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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