Joshua D Rothman: 2 books
Flush Times and Fever Dreams
A Story of Capitalism and Slavery in the Age of Jackson
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
In 1834 Virgil Stewart rode from western Tennessee to a territory known as the “Arkansas morass” in pursuit of John Murrell, a thief accused of stealing two slaves. Stewart’s adventure led to a sensational trial and a wildly popular published account that would ultimately help trigger widespread...
Notorious in the Neighborhood
Sex and Families across the Color Line in Virginia, 1787-1861
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2003
Laws and cultural norms militated against interracial sex in Virginia before the Civil War, and yet it was ubiquitous in cities, towns, and plantation communities throughout the state. In Notorious in the Neighborhood, Joshua Rothman examines the full spectrum of interracial sexual relationships under...