The jurisprudence of American slave sales

Journal of Economic History

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 143-169

  Wahl, Jenny B ^a  

^a ST OLAF COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL LAW; ECONOMIC HISTORY; HISTORICAL STUDY; SLAVE TRADE;

USA;

EID: 0029800042     PISSN: 00220507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022050700016053     Document Type: Article

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