The insolent slave

The insolent slave / William E. Wiethoff.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wiethoff, William E., 1945-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Columbia : University of South Carolina Press, c2002.
Series:Studies in rhetoric/communication
Subjects:
Slaves > Southern States > Language.
Invective > Social aspects > Southern States > History.
English language > Discourse analysis.
Slave insurrections > Social aspects > Southern States.
Slaves > Legal status, laws, etc. > Southern States.
Slavery > Law and legislation > Southern States.
Plantation life > Southern States > History.
Gentry > Southern States > Attitudes > History.
Gentry > Southern States > Language > History.
Southern States > Race relations.
Table of Contents:
  • pt. 1. The legislative perspective
  • 1. "Subordination not susceptible of any modification or restriction"
  • 2. The master of Westover
  • pt. 2. The business perspective
  • 3. "A perfect understanding between a master and a slave"
  • 4. The Polk overseers
  • pt. 3. The social perspective
  • 5. "An offence which consists of inconsistency"
  • 6. The reluctant mistress
  • pt. 4. The moral perspective
  • 7. "The crowning glory of this age"
  • 8. The judge and patriarch.

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