In Old Virginia: Slavery, Farming, and Society in the Journal of John Walker by Richard L. Bushman
In Old Virginia: Slavery, Farming, and Society in the Journal of John Walker

Richard L. Bushman

In Old Virginia: Slavery, Farming, and Society in the Journal of John Walker

Richard L. Bushman

336 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction autobiography biography historical history informative medium-paced

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In 1824, John Walker purchased a 500-acre farm in King and Queen County, Virginia, and began working it with a dozen slaves. The son of a local politician and planter who grew tobacco, Walker lost status when he became a devout Methodist, raised w...

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