A Journey in the Seaboard Slave States
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A Journey in the Seaboard Slave States is a mid-19th-century travel narrative and social commentary that examines the economy, society, and conditions of slavery in the American South.
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| instanceOf |
book
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social commentary → travel narrative → |
| author |
Frederick Law Olmsted
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| basedOn |
author's travels in the American South
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| describes |
agricultural practices in slave states
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conditions of enslaved people in the American South → daily life on plantations → economic structure of slavery → |
| followedBy |
A Journey Through Texas
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A Journey in the Back Country → |
| genre |
nonfiction
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political writing → travel literature → |
| hasDigitalVersion |
available via public-domain online archives
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| hasFormat |
print
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| hasInfluenced |
later historiography of American slavery
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| hasPageCount |
approximately 700 pages
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| hasPerspective |
Northern U.S. observer
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| historicalPeriod |
pre–American Civil War era
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| intendedAudience |
Northern readers
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| language |
English
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| libraryOfCongressSubject |
Slavery—Southern States—Description and travel
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Southern States—Social conditions—19th century → |
| mainSubject |
American South
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plantation economy → slavery in the United States → social conditions in the antebellum South → |
| notableFor |
critique of the economic efficiency of slavery
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detailed empirical observations of slavery → influence on Northern public opinion about slavery → |
| partOf |
Frederick Law Olmsted's series of Southern travel accounts
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| placeOfPublication |
New York City
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| politicalContext |
debates over slavery in the 1850s United States
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| publicationDate |
1856
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| publisher |
Dix, Edwards & Co.
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| settingPlace |
Alabama
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Georgia → Louisiana → North Carolina NERFINISHED → South Carolina → Virginia → seaboard slave states of the United States → |
| settingTime |
antebellum period
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| timeOfTravelDescribed |
early 1850s
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Referenced by (2)
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A Journey in the Back Country in the Winter of 1853–4
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Frederick Law Olmsted
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wrote |