The root of the evil: Free produce and radical antislavery, 1820-1860

Journal of the Early Republic

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 377-405

  Faulkner, Carol ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 60950145612     PISSN: 02751275     EISSN: 15530620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/jer.2007.0038     Document Type: Article

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