The Ruling race : a history of American slaveholders by James Oakes
The Ruling race : a history of American slaveholders

James Oakes

The Ruling race : a history of American slaveholders

James Oakes

307 pages first pub 1982 (editions)

nonfiction history race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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This study analyzes the market economy of the South, the people and groups that constituted the class of slaveholders, and the paradox of a Southern ideology, rooted in the economy, that emphasized equality of opportunity, patriotism, democracy, a...

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