Reviews
A thoughtful and readable book that revolves around a very good case study. Lucy Maddox will keep you engaged.
Lucy Maddox's impressive study of Rose Hill plantation recreates the everyday world of the people who lived and labored there, including its proprietors, the people they enslaved, kith and kin, clergymen, legal authorities, agriculturalists, physicians, and slave catchers. Their stories show how slavery entangled personal relationships and shaped Maryland's history from the Revolution to Civil War.
A valuable contribution to the history of Maryland and the experience of plantation life and slavery in a border state. Maddox approaches this difficult past with empathy and critical awareness, expertly weaving together fascinating micro-histories alongside erudite commentary. A thoroughly readable and illuminating addition to our understanding of the plantation world and those enmeshed within it.
Dr. Maddox has produced a riveting account of the people of Rose Hill during the antebellum period. In this carefully laid out, highly readable narrative, she fills in important gaps in our understanding of the critical decades before the Civil War. Highly recommended for anyone interested in the local history of Maryland's Eastern Shore.
Book Details
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. The Diary of a Lady
Chapter 2. The Forman World
Chapter 3. House and Farm
Chapter 4. The Enslaved Community
Chapter 5. On Sassafras Neck
Chapter 6. Home and Exile
Chapt
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. The Diary of a Lady
Chapter 2. The Forman World
Chapter 3. House and Farm
Chapter 4. The Enslaved Community
Chapter 5. On Sassafras Neck
Chapter 6. Home and Exile
Chapter 7. World's End
Notes
Index