The Alchemy of Slavery by M. Scott Heerman HARDBACK 9780812250466

The Alchemy of Slavery\nby M. Scott Heerman\nHardback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: M. Scott Heerman\nTitle: The Alchemy of Slavery\nFormat: Hardback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Slavery and abolition of slavery\nPublisher: University of Pennsylvania Press\nISBN-13: 9780812250466\nISBN-10: 081225046X\nRRP: \u00A339.00\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\n\nIn this sweeping saga that spans empires, peoples, and nations, M. Scott Heerman chronicles the long history of slavery in the heart of the continent and traces its many iterations through law and social practice. Arguing that slavery had no fixed institutional form, Heerman traces practices of slavery through indigenous, French, and finally U.S. systems of captivity, inheritable slavery, lifelong indentureship, and the kidnapping of free people. By.