1856 1ed Journey in Seaboard SLAVE States American SLAVERY Economics Olmsted

1856 1^ed Journey in Seaboard SLAVE States American SLAVERY Economics Olmsted

 

“A Journey in the Seaboard Slave States” is a pre-Civil War account of slavery in the American South by Frederick Olmsted. Olmsted was most known for his landscape architecture and design of Central Park, however, he was also commissioned by the ‘The New York Times’ to write a thorough account of the southern states – in which he concluded that slavery caused more economic and social harm in those states than any benefit could justify.

 

Item number: #12499

Price: $550

 

OLMSTED, Frederick Law

 

A journey in the seaboard slave states, with remarks on their economy.

 

New York: Dix & Edwards, 1856. First edition.

 

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • xv, [1], 723, [1], iv
  • 8 illustrations
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure
• Size: ~7.5in X 5in (19cm x 13cm)

 

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