Unfree Markets: The Slaves' Economy and the Rise of Capitalism in South Carolina

Author/Contributor(s):	Hill Edwards, Justene
Publisher:	Columbia University Press
Date:	04/13/2021
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

Justene Hill Edwards illuminates the inner workings of the slaves' economy and the strategies that enslaved people used to participate in the market. Focusing on South Carolina from the colonial period to the Civil War, she examines how the capitalist development of slavery influenced the economic lives of enslaved people.