Sugar, Planters, Slaves, and Convicts
Author | : Joan Few |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 212 |
Release | : 2006-07-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0978587502 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780978587505 |
Rating | : 4/5 (02 Downloads) |
Download or read book Sugar, Planters, Slaves, and Convicts written by Joan Few and published by . This book was released on 2006-07-01 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sugar, Planters, Slaves, and Convicts: The History and Archaeology of The Lake Jackson Plantation in Brazoria County Texas, is about the first industry in Texas, sugar; the remarkable Jackson family who built one of the largest sugar empires in Texas; the slaves, whose labor and knowledge produced the sugar; and the convicts that replaced them after the Civil War. A pod cast with lectures on each chapter and additional photographs, serves as a companion to this book.