The Material Basis of the Postbellum Tenant Plantation: Historical Archaeology in the South Carolina Piedmont de Orser, Charles E., Jr - 1988-01-01

University of Georgia Press, 1988. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

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xvii+322 pages with charts, diagrams, tables, maps, illustrations, plates, bibliography and index. Royal octavo (9 1/2" x 6 1/4") bound in original publisher's dark blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine in original pictorial jacket. First edition. Charles Orser begins his study by presenting the historical context for Millwood Plantation and for the system of postbellum black farm tenancy it supported, a system that uneasily combined the hopes and needs of the freedmen with the entrepreneurial ambitions of the plantation owners. Orser then deepens the portrait of the black tenant system with a careful reconstruction of Millwood's postbellum society on the basis of available documentation and on the material culture-settlement patterns, housing, personal possessions-uncoverred by the archaeological investigation as it relates to each of the plantations' major labor groups: landlord, manager, wage hand, servant millwright and tenant farmer. Condition: Jacket front fold over flap creased else a fine… Leer más

xvii+322 pages with charts, diagrams, tables, maps, illustrations, plates, bibliography and index. Royal octavo (9 1/2" x 6 1/4") bound in original publisher's dark blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine in original pictorial jacket. First edition. Charles Orser begins his study by presenting the historical context for Millwood Plantation and for the system of postbellum black farm tenancy it supported, a system that uneasily combined the hopes and needs of the freedmen with the entrepreneurial ambitions of the plantation owners. Orser then deepens the portrait of the black tenant system with a careful reconstruction of Millwood's postbellum society on the basis of available documentation and on the material culture-settlement patterns, housing, personal possessions-uncoverred by the archaeological investigation as it relates to each of the plantations' major labor groups: landlord, manager, wage hand, servant millwright and tenant farmer. Condition: A fine copy in like jacket.

Univ of Georgia Pr. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Light foxing to top fore-edge. ; 9.4 X 6.5 X 1.5 inches; 322 pages

University of Georgia Press, 1988. Dust jacket has 1/4" tear bend by lower front outer corner tip. Dark blue cloth with copper lettering on spine. 322 pages.. First Edition, 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Athens, GA: Univ. Of Georgia Press. Hardcover. 1988. 1st Edition. 8vo 322pp . Fine in Fine DJ. B&W Photographs .

Athens GA: University of Georgia Press, 1988. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A Very Good copy in black cloth, in a Very Good or slightly better dust jacket with a corner-crease at the front flap. Light tanning/soiling at the outer edges of the text block, sound binding, clean within (and not ex-library).

University of Georgia Press,. 1988. Hardcover. 0820309869 . Hardcover first edition with light, minor wear; previous owner's name in ink on front endpaper. Covers very clean, bright; text tight, clean. Crisp, lustrous DJ (no tears) . An interesting archaeological study of Millwood Planatation on the Georgia-South Carolina border from its beginnings in the early 19th century through the tenant farming period of the Twenties. ; .

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