Journal of a residence on a Georgian plantation in 1838-1839 / by Frances Anne Kemble (Still Image)

Journal of a residence on a Georgian plantation in 1838-1839 / by Frances Anne Kemble

Kemble, Fanny, 1809-1893

337 p. 20 cm

1st ed

Spine(faded, dirt) Paper(foxing1);Markings:Imprint(spine, inside);Features:Embossed cloth cover

This book, a personal account of the author's plantation experience, was written as an attempt to influence British public opinion against the Confederate States during the Civil War. Frances Kemble (1809-1893) was a British actress, author and abolitionist and wife of Pierce Butler, American heir to cotton,rice and tobacco plantations on the Sea Islands of Georgia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanny_Kemble

African Americans -- Georgia -- Social life and customs -- 19th century

Slavery -- Georgia -- History

Enslaved persons--United States--Social conditions

b28835037

F290 .K33 1863

New York, NY : Harper Bros., c1863